Ameyo Yayra Audrey Addablah, Solange Kakou-Ngazoa, Eric Essoh Akpa, Fred M'Bourou Ndombi, Emmanuella Adioumani, Aristide Koudou, David Coulibaly N'Golo, Mireille Kouame Sina, Stephane Kan Kouassi, Serge Aoussi, Mireille Dosso
{"title":"Investigation of Phages Infecting <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains B and C, and <i>Enterobacter cloacae</i> in Sewage and Ebrié Lagoon, Côte d'Ivoire.","authors":"Ameyo Yayra Audrey Addablah, Solange Kakou-Ngazoa, Eric Essoh Akpa, Fred M'Bourou Ndombi, Emmanuella Adioumani, Aristide Koudou, David Coulibaly N'Golo, Mireille Kouame Sina, Stephane Kan Kouassi, Serge Aoussi, Mireille Dosso","doi":"10.1089/phage.2020.0047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/phage.2020.0047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Bacteriophages are a promising biotechnological against bacterial pathogens. Currently, phage research is garnering interest in sub-Saharan countries as bacterial resistance to antibiotics becomes widespread. They are sought in all environments as they offer the possibility of a sustainable alternative to antibiotics. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> Altogether 30 water samples from urban sewage and environmental water were screened for the presence of bacteriophages able to infect <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Enterobacter cloacae</i>. Their genomic diversity was determined by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR fingerprinting. <b><i>Results:</i></b> We isolated 35 phages including 9 polyvalent phages that infect simultaneously <i>E. coli</i> and <i>E. cloacae</i>. This study allowed first isolation of <i>E. cloacae</i>-specific phages in Côte d'Ivoire. All phages were distinct based on their RAPD band patterns. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Sewage systems of Yopougon and the environmental water of Ebrié lagoon were a rich source of phages. The phage collection could be useful for phage application in Côte d'Ivoire.</p>","PeriodicalId":74428,"journal":{"name":"PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.)","volume":"2 3","pages":"104-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9041496/pdf/phage.2020.0047.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33486074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heera Rajandas, Sivachandran Parimannan, Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén, Martha R J Clokie
{"title":"inPhocus: The Diverse Landscape of Phage Studies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Region.","authors":"Heera Rajandas, Sivachandran Parimannan, Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén, Martha R J Clokie","doi":"10.1089/phage.2021.29020.hra","DOIUrl":"10.1089/phage.2021.29020.hra","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74428,"journal":{"name":"PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.)","volume":"2 3","pages":"94-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9041498/pdf/phage.2021.29020.hra.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33486076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Window into Evergreen 2021 from the Next Generation of Phage Researchers.","authors":"Yuval Mulla, Kyle Enriquez, Jarin Taslem Mourosi, Katharine Muscat, Michael Shamash","doi":"10.1089/phage.2021.29019.eve","DOIUrl":"10.1089/phage.2021.29019.eve","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74428,"journal":{"name":"PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.)","volume":"2 3","pages":"100-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9041497/pdf/phage.2021.29019.eve.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33486075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Being Swamped with Teaching to China and Back….","authors":"Martha R J Clokie","doi":"10.1089/phage.2021.29018.edi","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/phage.2021.29018.edi","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74428,"journal":{"name":"PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.)","volume":"2 2","pages":"67-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9041495/pdf/phage.2021.29018.edi.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33477218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bacteriophage to the Future: Insight from the Third Bacteriophage Therapy Summit.","authors":"Jonathan D Grinstein","doi":"10.1089/phage.2021.29014.jdg","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/phage.2021.29014.jdg","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74428,"journal":{"name":"PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.)","volume":"2 2","pages":"75-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9041491/pdf/phage.2021.29014.jdg.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33477216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaonan Zhao, Qing Zhang, Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén, Yuqing Liu, Martha R J Clokie
{"title":"inPhocus: Perspectives of the Application of Bacteriophages in Poultry and Aquaculture Industries Based on Varms in China.","authors":"Xiaonan Zhao, Qing Zhang, Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén, Yuqing Liu, Martha R J Clokie","doi":"10.1089/phage.2021.29016.xzh","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/phage.2021.29016.xzh","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74428,"journal":{"name":"PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.)","volume":"2 2","pages":"69-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9041493/pdf/phage.2021.29016.xzh.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33477221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Interview with Adam Ostrowski, PhD, of Cellexus.","authors":"Adam Ostrowski","doi":"10.1089/phage.2021.29017.aos","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/phage.2021.29017.aos","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74428,"journal":{"name":"PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.)","volume":"2 2","pages":"79-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9041494/pdf/phage.2021.29017.aos.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33477219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Call for Special Issue Papers:</i> Phage Informatics and AI: Deadline for Manuscript Submission: September 30, 2021.","authors":"Martha R J Clokie","doi":"10.1089/phage.2021.29011.cfp2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/phage.2021.29011.cfp2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74428,"journal":{"name":"PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.)","volume":"2 2","pages":"65-66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9041488/pdf/phage.2021.29011.cfp2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33477220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karen Fong, Catherine W Y Wong, Siyun Wang, Pascal Delaquis
{"title":"How Broad Is Enough: The Host Range of Bacteriophages and Its Impact on the Agri-Food Sector.","authors":"Karen Fong, Catherine W Y Wong, Siyun Wang, Pascal Delaquis","doi":"10.1089/phage.2020.0036","DOIUrl":"10.1089/phage.2020.0036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Novel bacteriophages (phages) possessing a broad host range are consistently and routinely reported, yet there is presently no consensus on the definition of \"broad host range.\" As phages are increasingly being used in the development of methods for the detection and biocontrol of human pathogens, it is important to address the limitations associated with the host range. For instance, unanticipated host range breadth may result in the detection of nonpathogenic targets, thereby increasing the false-positive rate. Moreover, a broad host range is generally favored in biocontrol applications despite the risk of undesirable ancillary effects against nontarget species. Here, we discuss the research progress, applications, and implications of broad host range phages with a focus on tailed broad host range phages infecting human pathogens of concern in the Agri-Food sector.</p>","PeriodicalId":74428,"journal":{"name":"PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.)","volume":"2 2","pages":"83-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d1/eb/phage.2020.0036.PMC9041489.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33477222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}