Frontiers in Microbiology | Phage Biology section | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/phage-biology RSS Feed for Phage Biology section in the Frontiers in Microbiology journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-08-28T03:31:02.790+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1916998 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1916998 <![CDATA[Seasonal metabolomics and antibacterial activity of Abutilon pannosum reveal positive interaction with the lytic phage CF01 against Escherichia coli O157:H7 (strain 161–84)]]> 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z Original Research Khaloud Mohammed AlarjaniOhood SallamTareq M. OsailiMeriem BeklizYousef Alhaj HamoudAttiat ElnaggarAli El-Keblawy https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1909709 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1909709 <![CDATA[Genome-guided isolation and characterization of a novel bacteriophage infecting Escherichia coli reveal a putative new genus]]> 2026-08-20T00:00:00Z Original Research Julia OberdorferJasmin TesaniThaysa Leite TagliaferriSimon Maurice SchmitzEva Miriam BuhlFlorian KraftAlex KrüttgenHans-Peter Horz https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1906882 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1906882 <![CDATA[Evolutionary dynamics and research hotspots of phage applications against Klebsiella pneumoniae infections from the past to the new era]]> 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Systematic Review Jiawei ZhangYanan LiuYaru WangWei ZhangJianhua LiuZhihua Zhang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1944669 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1944669 <![CDATA[Editorial: Phage-based interventions in livestock: from genomics to translational applications]]> 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z Editorial Sonia Zapata-MenaChristian Vinueza-BurgosWilliam Calero-Cáceres https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1922952 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1922952 <![CDATA[Broad-spectrum lytic potential of endolysins derived from prophages of clinical Salmonella isolates]]> 2026-08-14T00:00:00Z Original Research Yuhui LiuXiuxiu ZengHui SuJianing ZhaoJiayi DongFanfan YangShuo YeWenping LinYuanbin YangYuechao Sun https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1861197 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1861197 <![CDATA[Characterization of a newly isolated broad-host-range lytic phage WEN7 against multidrug-resistant clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains]]> 2026-08-12T00:00:00Z Original Research Chang WenXiaohong XiaoJinyi ChenXuan ZouShi ChenLianrong Wang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1877260 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1877260 <![CDATA[A novel bacteriophage capable of efficiently lysing multi-drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae]]> 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z Original Research Haipeng ZhangQianwen ChengXiaohong NieJinlian GaoYunxian YangYouhong ZhongLiyuan ShiXiao JinPeng Wang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1851321 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1851321 <![CDATA[Application of bacteriophages in the prevention and control of bacterial infectious diseases in animals]]> 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z Review Junyao LiHuan ZhangHaihua YuPeiyi LiangSongbai XuLili ZhongXiying FuYifan ZhangYicun Wang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1823245 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1823245 <![CDATA[Characterization of novel mycobacteriophages with a focus on phage Pisa4 and its interaction with human innate immune cells]]> 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z Original Research Andrea BonacorsiAlessandro FuscoDavide ManessiFabio FilippiniEnrico CasuMagda MarchettiIvana PalucciMichela SaliMichele LaiGiulia FreerSilvia DominiciGiovanni DeloguFederico PratesiArianna TavantiLaura RindiMariagrazia Di Luca https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1853113 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1853113 <![CDATA[Isolation of a complementary bacteriophage from a phage-resistant mutant expands control strategies against Xanthomonas campestris]]> 2026-08-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Qing YuQingshan WuTao LuRuina YangZheng FangLan XiangQiuping LiuLeitao TanXiaosheng ZhaoChuangen LinQingbei Weng https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1834523 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1834523 <![CDATA[Key directions of fundamental research on bacteriophage Receptor Binding Proteins with applied potential]]> 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z Review Bożena Szermer-OlearnikTomasz MrokowskiAndrzej GamianKarolina Filik-Matyjaszczyk https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1856757 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1856757 <![CDATA[The Zoetrope effect in phage evolution]]> 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z Opinion Francisco Rodriguez-ValeraAna-Belen Martin-Cuadrado https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1868543 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1868543 <![CDATA[Targeted isolation of TolC-dependent phages reveals dual strategies for combating multidrug-resistant avian Escherichia coli: from evolutionary trade-offs to antibiotic synergy]]> 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z Original Research Xinwei LuoYiting WuYue MingJian WangZhenbao MaAnding ZhangShengdi Hu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1859270 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1859270 <![CDATA[Genomic profile and infection dynamics of Kashi_RDG1 (KRDG1), a novel cluster K1 mycobacteriophage infecting mycobacterial hosts]]> 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z Original Research Anuja KakkarGarima KandwalTanmayee NayakLav Kumar JaiswalAnkush Gupta https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1876186 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1876186 <![CDATA[A Burkholderia phage selects for attenuated virulence and antimicrobial hypersensitivity through increased outer membrane permeability]]> 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z Original Research Philip LaumanNora A. S. HussainJames L. StaffordJonathan J. Dennis https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1827519 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1827519 <![CDATA[Genomic and biological characterization of a novel bacteriophage X1 infecting Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris with biocontrol potential against cabbage black rot]]> 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Qingshan WuNi AnQing YuXuelian LiZheng FangLan XiangQiuping LiuLeitao TanChuangen LinXiaosheng ZhaoQingbei Weng 99% within 10 min), a latent period of approximately 60 min, and a burst size of approximately 123 plaque-forming units per infected cell. Under laboratory conditions, the phage exhibited stable after incubation at 4–50 °C, pH 5–9, chloroform exposure, and the tested UV-A/UV-C irradiation regimes. Genome sequencing revealed that phage X1 harbors a large linear double-stranded DNA genome of 200,058 bp, encoding 311 predicted open reading frames and 34 tRNA genes. DRAM-v analysis identified 28 candidate auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs), potentially associated with host metabolic regulation and environmental adaptation. No recognizable antibiotic resistance, virulence, integrase, or lysogeny-associated genes were identified in its genome. Comparative genomic and phylogenetic analyses indicated that X1 is most closely related to Xanthomonas phage BUDD within the class Caudoviricetes, but represents a distinct species-level genome based on intergenomic similarity. In controlled pot assays, preventive and therapeutic applications of X1 reduced lesion lengths by 88.27 and 73.25%, respectively, compared with Xcc-only treatment. Furthermore, preventive application treatment also reduced culturable Xcc populations to approximately one-fourth of the level observed after therapeutic treatment. These findings suggest that phage X1 has promising potential for further development as a phage-based biocontrol agent against cabbage black rot.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1879434 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1879434 <![CDATA[Isolation, characterization, and in vitro efficacy of phage Citro-6 against Citrobacter freundii-induced bovine mastitis]]> 2026-07-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Ziyi WangHong LiRihua XuKe MengJun Zhu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1850649 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1850649 <![CDATA[A novel putative genus phage CW39: implications for CRISPR-Cas9-based phage resistance in Streptomyces avermitilis]]> 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z Original Research Chang WenYingying WangLianrong WangShi Chen https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1839739 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1839739 <![CDATA[Advances in phage therapy for Acinetobacter baumannii: mechanisms and applications]]> 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z Review Sijia ChengSiwei ZhouXiaoyi WangZhaoxi YuLei LiuJie LiuLihua Qi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1845440 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1845440 <![CDATA[HtPIP: High-throughput phage isolation platform increases diversity and reduces isolation time using multiple bacteria]]> 2026-06-18T00:00:00Z Original Research Ben DiazTessa HouseMeghana PadalaJoseph S. SchoenigerCatherine M. Mageeney