Engineering of receptor-binding proteins in bacteriophages and phage tail-like bacteriocins

Cross-genus rebooting of custom-made, synthetic bacteriophage genomes in L-form bacteria

(2018) Samuel Kilcher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacteriophage Applications for Food Production and Processing

(2018) Zachary Moye et al.   Viruses-Basel

Pseudomonas chlororaphis Produces Multiple R-Tailocin Particles That Broaden the Killing Spectrum and Contribute to Persistence in Rhizosphere Communities

(2018) Robert J. Dorosky et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Factors in the emergence of serious human infections associated with highly pathogenic strains of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

(2018) Mohamed A. Karmali   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Localized recombination drives diversification of killing spectra for phage-derived syringacins

(2018) David A. Baltrus et al.   ISME Journal

Targeting mechanisms of tailed bacteriophages

(2018) Franklin L. Nobrega et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular Basis of Bacterial Host Interactions by Gram-Positive Targeting Bacteriophages

(2018) Matthew Dunne et al.   Viruses-Basel

Phage-Borne Depolymerases Decrease Klebsiella pneumoniae Resistance to Innate Defense Mechanisms

(2018) Grazyna Majkowska-Skrobek et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Bacteriophage SP6 encodes a second tailspike protein that recognizes Salmonella enterica serogroups C 2 and C 3

(2017) Dana Gebhart et al.   VIROLOGY

Things Are Getting Hairy: Enterobacteria Bacteriophage vB_PcaM_CBB

(2017) Colin Buttimer et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Phage Tail–Like Bacteriocins

(2017) Dean Scholl   Annual Review of Virology

F-Type Bacteriocins of Listeria monocytogenes: a New Class of Phage Tail-Like Structures Reveals Broad Parallel Coevolution between Tailed Bacteriophages and High-Molecular-Weight Bacteriocins

(2016) Grace Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Genetically Engineered Phages: a Review of Advances over the Last Decade

(2016) Diana P. Pires et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Branched Lateral Tail Fiber Organization in T5-Like Bacteriophages DT57C and DT571/2 is Revealed by Genetic and Functional Analysis

(2016) Alla Golomidova et al.   Viruses-Basel

The Tail Associated Protein of Acinetobacter baumannii Phage ΦAB6 Is the Host Specificity Determinant Possessing Exopolysaccharide Depolymerase Activity

(2016) Meng-Jiun Lai et al.   PLoS One

Isolation of Polyvalent Bacteriophages by Sequential Multiple-Host Approaches

(2015) Pingfeng Yu et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bacteriophages and Phage-Derived Proteins – Application Approaches

(2015) Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Different Ancestries of R Tailocins in RhizosphericPseudomonasIsolates

(2015) Maarten G.K. Ghequire et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Atomic structures of a bactericidal contractile nanotube in its pre- and postcontraction states

(2015) Peng Ge et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Tailocin Tale: Peeling off Phage Tails

(2015) Maarten G.K. Ghequire et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

A Modified R-Type Bacteriocin Specifically Targeting Clostridium difficile Prevents Colonization of Mice without Affecting Gut Microbiota Diversity

(2015) Dana Gebhart et al.   mBio

Atomic structures of a bactericidal contractile nanotube in its pre- and postcontraction states

(2015) Peng Ge et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Engineering Modular Viral Scaffolds for Targeted Bacterial Population Editing

(2015) Hiroki Ando et al.   Cell Systems

Role of antifeeding prophage (Afp) protein Afp16 in terminating the length of the Afp tailocin and stabilizing its sheath

(2013) Daria Rybakova et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Mapping the Tail Fiber as the Receptor Binding Protein Responsible for Differential Host Specificity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteriophages PaP1 and JG004

(2013) Shuai Le et al.   PLoS One

Novel High-Molecular-Weight, R-Type Bacteriocins of Clostridium difficile

(2012) D. Gebhart et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Genome Sequence of E. coli O104:H4 Leads to Rapid Development of a Targeted Antimicrobial Agent against This Emerging Pathogen

(2012) Dean Scholl et al.   PLoS One

A T3 and T7 Recombinant Phage Acquires Efficient Adsorption and a Broader Host Range

(2012) Tiao-Yin Lin et al.   PLoS One

Genome Replication, Synthesis, and Assembly of the Bacteriophage T7 in a Single Cell-Free Reaction

(2012) Jonghyeon Shin et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

An Escherichia coli O157-Specific Engineered Pyocin Prevents and Ameliorates Infection by E. coli O157:H7 in an Animal Model of Diarrheal Disease

(2011) Jennifer M. Ritchie et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Sporicides for Clostridium difficile: the devil is in the detail

(2011) M.H. Wilcox et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

The phage-host arms race: Shaping the evolution of microbes

(2010) Adi Stern et al.   BIOESSAYS

Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

(2010) John M. Hunt   CLINICS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE

Phage Therapy in Clinical Practice: Treatment of Human Infections

(2010) Elizabeth Kutter et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Bacteriophage resistance mechanisms

(2010) Simon J. Labrie et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The Phage Therapy Paradigm: Prêt-à-Porter or Sur-mesure?

(2010) Jean-Paul Pirnay et al.   PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

An Engineered R-Type Pyocin Is a Highly Specific and Sensitive Bactericidal Agent for the Food-Borne Pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7

(2009) D. Scholl et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Site-specific recombination of T2 phage using IP008 long tail fiber genes provides a targeted method for expanding host range while retaining lytic activity

(2009) Faezeh Mahichi et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Retargeting R-Type Pyocins To Generate Novel Bactericidal Protein Complexes

(2008) S. R. Williams et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY