Difference between revisions of "Phage therapy"

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'''The isolation, characterization and pre-clinical screening of novel bacteriophages as therapies for antibiotic resistant, sexually-transmitted bacterial infections'''.
'''The isolation, characterization and pre-clinical screening of novel bacteriophages as therapies for antibiotic resistant, sexually-transmitted bacterial infections'''.


''Next Call: 1/20/12 8:00pm PST/10:00pm CST'' (meeting notes available[http://shrib.com/phage_therapy] here.
''Next Call: 1/20/12 8:00pm PST/10:00pm CST'' (meeting notes available[http://shrib.com/phage_therapy here].


'''Discussion Topics Include''':  
'''Discussion Topics Include''':  
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  * Lytic phage kill; Lysogenic incorporate in host genome then wait for opportunity to become lytic!
  * Lytic phage kill; Lysogenic incorporate in host genome then wait for opportunity to become lytic!
  * What if we could activate phage lytic life cycle with non-antibiotic molecules?
  * What if we could activate phage lytic life cycle with non-antibiotic molecules?
     * Quorum Sensing [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJWKWYQfSi0]
     * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJWKWYQfSi0/ Quorum Sensing]
*Methods of Phage Isolation and Characterization
*Methods of Phage Isolation and Characterization
  *"Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages for Neisseria" L.N. Phelps, J. gen. Virol (1967) 1, 529-532.
  *"Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages for Neisseria" L.N. Phelps, J. gen. Virol (1967) 1, 529-532.
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