2024
Microscopic phage adsorption assay: High-throughput quantification of virus particle attachment to host bacterial cells
Antani J, Ward T, Emonet T, Turner P. Microscopic phage adsorption assay: High-throughput quantification of virus particle attachment to host bacterial cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2410905121. PMID: 39700139, PMCID: PMC11670125, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2410905121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial cellsViruses of bacteriaHost bacterial cellsTarget bacterial strainsEnumeration of bacteriaPhage biologyPhage attachmentHigh-throughput quantificationPhage libraryBacterial pathogensHigh-throughput screeningPhageBacterial strainsSingle-virusVirus particlesIndividual virus particlesFluorescence microscopyBacteriaEarth's biosphereParticle trackingCellsLow throughputBacteriumRate constantsPathogens
2023
Developing Phage Therapy That Overcomes the Evolution of Bacterial Resistance
OromĂ-Bosch A, Antani J, Turner P. Developing Phage Therapy That Overcomes the Evolution of Bacterial Resistance. Annual Review Of Virology 2023, 10: 503-524. PMID: 37268007, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-012423-110530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhage therapyPhage resistanceBacterial resistanceEvolution of phage resistancePhage-resistant bacteriaEvolution of bacterial resistanceBacteria-specific virusesTreatment of intractable infectionsAlternative antimicrobial strategiesPersonalized medicine treatmentsPhage strategyClinically favorable outcomesBacterial pathogensBacterial populationsPhageTarget bacteriaAntibiotic resistanceAntimicrobial strategiesIntractable infectionsWaning efficacyFavorable outcomeBacterial infectionsBacteriaTherapyPatient treatment
2021
Community context matters for bacteria-phage ecology and evolution
Blazanin M, Turner P. Community context matters for bacteria-phage ecology and evolution. The ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal Of Microbial Ecology 2021, 15: 3119-3128. PMID: 34127803, PMCID: PMC8528888, DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-01012-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacteria-phage systemsEvolutionary effectsBacteria-phage coevolutionValuable biological modelUnderstanding of bacteriaAdditional bacterial speciesMechanisms of adaptationEcological interactionsPleiotropic consequencesComplex communitiesCoevolutionary dynamicsBacterial speciesEcologyPhagesBacteriaBiological modelsSymbiosesCoevolutionCommunity contextSpeciesEvolutionMultispeciesCommunityAdaptationCommunity presence
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