Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Revisiting phage tail spike architecture: evidence for undetected receptor-binding proteins in Caudoviricetes with non-contractile tails

in Phage Biology

Rafał Matusiak
Magdalena Antczak
Anna Kawa
Małgorzata Paszkiewicz
Jolanta Witaszewska
Joanna Kazimierczak
Ewelina A. Wójcik

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1625765

935 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Characterization of holins, the membrane proteins of coliphage ASEC2201: a genomewide in silico approach

in Phage Biology

Humaira Saeed
Sudhaker Padmesh
Aditi Singh
Sujeet Pratap Singh
Mohammed Haris Siddiqui
Manodeep Sen
Imran Hussain
Mirza Masroor Ali Beg

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1550594

858 views

Editorial

Published on 08 Jul 2025

Editorial: Phage-based strategies for foodborne pathogen mitigation and detection

in Phage Biology

Aneta Skaradzińska
Bartłomiej Grygorcewicz
Paulina Śliwka
Robert Czajkowski

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1649376

546 views

Systematic Review

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Evolutionary dynamics and research hotspots of phage applications against Acinetobacter baumannii infections from the past to the new era

in Phage Biology

Ping Jiang
Xiaoqin Luo
Jing Zhao
Jingwei Sun
Zhanhai Su
Peng Cheng

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1606351

945 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Jun 2025

Two novel phages infecting Erythrobacter isolated from the epipelagic ocean

in Phage Biology

Longfei Lu
Xingyu Huang
Pengfei Zheng
Shuzhen Wei
Nianzhi Jiao
Rui Zhang
Xuejing Li
Yunlan Yang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1592355

1,253 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Characterization and genomic analysis of two Aeromonas phages

in Phage Biology

Li ling Jiang
Chang Liu
Guang feng Liu
Xiu hua Tao
Hong Sai Zhang
Yue Zhang
Yuyu Chen
Meng yao Li
Jing zhe Jiang
Hong peng Chen

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1585026

1,504 views

Review

Published on 04 Jun 2025

On the origin of non-specific binders isolated in the selection of phage display peptide libraries

in Phage Biology

Babak Bakhshinejad
Andreas Kjaer

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1571679

1,292 views

Editorial

Published on 03 Jun 2025

Editorial: Bacteriophages, prophages, and their products: regulating bacterial populations

in Phage Biology

Barbara Maciejewska
Agata Dorotkiewicz-Jach
Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa
Gamaliel López-Leal

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1628912

1,432 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2025

Precision targeting of genetic variations in mixed bacterial cultures using CRISPR-Cas12a-programmed λ phages

in Phage Biology

Chan Kyeong Lee
Ho Joung Lee
Song Hee Jeong
Sang Jun Lee

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1575339

1,468 views

Original Research

Published on 30 May 2025

The short cytoplasmic region of phage T4 holin is essential for the transition from impermeable membrane protein complexes to permeable pores

in Phage Biology

Jan Michel Frederik Schwarzkopf
Ruth Paola Viveros
Ali Nazmi Burdur
Denise Mehner-Breitfeld
Natalia Tschowri
Thomas Brüser

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1579756

1,233 views

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2025

Isolation and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus phage SPB against MRSA planktonic cells and biofilm

in Phage Biology

Lan Ma
Yingyu Liu
Xiaofeng Zheng
Baili Zheng
Yaling Cheng
Yuxuan Cai
Yongchao Li
Wei Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1554182

1,590 views

Original Research

Published on 19 May 2025

Bacteriophage cocktail LEC2-LEC10 for broad-spectrum control of pathogenic and uncharacterized Escherichia coli in fresh produce

in Phage Biology

Eo-Jin Kim
Sangryeol Ryu
Jeong-A Lim

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1594533

1,396 views

Original Research

Published on 02 May 2025

Tracking tripartite interaction dynamics: isolation, integration, and influence of bacteriophages in the Paraburkholderia-Dictyostelium discoideum symbiosis system

in Phage Biology

Susanne DiSalvo
Negar Maness
Andrew Braun
My Tran
Andrew Hofferkamp

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1537073

2,176 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Apr 2025

Characterization of the novel cross-genus phage vB_SmaS_QH3 and evaluation of its antibacterial efficacy against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

in Phage Biology

Peng Cheng
Zian Li
Lanmin Liu
Ruizhe Li
Jianwu Zhou
Xiaoqin Luo
Xiaoming Mu
Jingwei Sun
Jideng Ma
Xiangren A

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1570665

1,905 views

Editorial

Published on 27 Mar 2025

Editorial: The role of bacteriophages in Salmonella diversity, pathogenicity and control

in Phage Biology

Anisha M. Thanki
Steven P. T. Hooton
Parameth Thiennimitr
Janet Y. Nale

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1591189

1,132 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Mar 2025

The LAMP-CRISPR-Cas13a technique for detecting the CBASS mechanism of phage resistance in bacteria

in Phage Biology

Concha Ortiz-Cartagena
Patricia Fernández-Grela
Lucia Armán
Lucía Blasco
Daniel Pablo-Marcos
Inés Bleriot
Laura Fernández-García
Clara Ibarguren-Quiles
Felipe Fernández-Cuenca
Antonio Barrio-Pujante

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1550534

1,779 views