When multiple phages attached themselves to a bacterial cell, fewer of them were able to even enter the cell, let alone cause lysis. “Our data shows that the first stage of infection ...

Eventually, new bacteriophages assemble and burst out of the bacterium in a process called lysis. Bacteriophages occasionally remove a portion of their host cells' bacterial DNA during the ...

Depending on the pathogen to be lysed – Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria, spores, fungi, viruses or human cells – a suitable technique has to be identified. For example, on-chip lysis ...

Protein engineering company Lytica Therapeutics is pioneering the use of α-helical stapled antimicrobial peptides (StAMPs) to lyse and kill multidrug-resistant bacteria. Taking a lead from nature ...

Blood agar is a rich, non-selective medium that supports the growth of most bacteria. However, it is differential based on the ability of the organism to produce enzymes called hemolysins, which lyse ...