Researchers developed a biogel test that uses bacteriophages to detect bacteria like E. coli in fluids such as urine, milk, ...

A novel new test for bacteria in fluids makes it as easy as observing a color change to confirm the presence of ...

With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy—using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to ...

Bacteria-eating viruses called bacteriophages are drawing new interest, Lina Zeldovich writes in “The Living Medicine.” ...

Researchers found hundreds of viruses that prey on bacteria on toothbrushes and showerheads. They’re unlikely to pose a ...

coli, listeria and other frequent testing targets. The test uses harmless bacteriophages embedded in the gel to locate target bacteria in a sample of fluid such as lake water, urine or a container of ...