#microber2022 #inktober2022 internal: phages may be produced inside bacteria, but they encode enzymes to break down bacterial cell walls and membrane once they are ready to be released. #worldphageweek #SciArt
Extinct #Inktober2021 #Microber2021 Phages tend not to make any one bacteria extinct. Those more abundant bacteria are more likely to be targets in “kill the winner” dynamics. This promotes bacterial diversity and prevents any one bacteria dominating #WorldPhageWeek #SciArt
Leak #inktober2021 #Microber2021 sometimes host DNA leaks into new phage particles during packaging and can lead to horizontal gene transfer #SciArt #Phage #WorldPhageWeek
Sprout #inktober2021 #Microber2021 phages can be used to prevent disease-causing bacteria growing on food like Alfalfa sprouts which have been associated with food poisoning outbreaks #SciArt #Phage keep tuned for #WorldPhageWeek #WorldPhageDay 22nd October
Motility #Microber2021 #inktober2021 Phages have been shown to hitchhike on the flagella of non-host bacteria. Countdown to 22nd October #WorldPhageDay #WorldPhageWeek pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.102…
Defence #Microber2021 Pick #inktober2021 Prophage induction can be triggered by host DNA damage, or it can be picked spontaneously. Prophage induction is a defence to prevent the it dying with its host. More to come in the run up to #WorldPhageDay #WorldPhageWeek @ageofthephage
