This article was originally published with the title “ The Genetics of a Bacterial Virus ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 212 No. 2 (February 1965), p. 70 doi:10.1038 ...

The dot in the middle is the shield created by the phage to protect its DNA after it has infected the bacterial cell. Image by Bondy-Denomy Lab Jumbo phages belong to a group of viruses that attack ...

Jumbo phages belong to a group of viruses that attack bacteria. They inject their DNA and then reproduce by taking over the cell’s DNA-copying machinery. Eventually, a phage makes so many copies of ...

The viruses play an important role in limiting bacterial abundance in oceans and, hence, in regulating bacterial biogeochemical functions. A cruise was conducted in September 2005 along a transect in ...

Another 2022 study estimated that almost 5 million deaths per year are associated with drug-resistant bacteria, with a higher burden among low-income and middle-income countries.

If people had been aware of the existence of bacteria and their role in causing the Black Death in the 14th century, as well as the subsequent cholera pandemics, convincing them that bacteria coul ...

Bacteriophages are a type of virus that infect and kill specific types of bacteria, making them essential for antibiotic development. According to Dr. Tamarah Adair, instructor of the course and ...

The dot in the middle is the shield created by the phage to protect its DNA after it has infected the bacterial cell. Image by Bondy-Denomy Lab Jumbo phages belong to a group of viruses that attack ...

These controls can also apply to harmful bacteria found in incidents such as sewage spills. Infectious diseases are sometimes called contagious when they are easily transmitted by contact with an ...