World Phage Day

Hello #PhageSky! 👋 Official home of #WorldPhageDay & #WorldPhageWeek (22-28 Oct), founded by Pida Ripley, ageofthephage.com. Honouring the pioneers who discovered bacteriophage over 100 years ago: Frederick Twort & Félix d'Hérelle. Follow for global phage research, history & therapy! 🌍

One of my favourite phage books is 'Thinking Like a Phage: The Genius of the Viruses that Infect Bacteria and Archaea ' by Merry Youle, a freelance microbiology author who inspired many. Do you have a favourite phage book?

@julipereto.bsky.social Better? Greetings!

So cool!

Trying to find interesting resources to learn about infections, hygiene and health? Look no further! Explore our educational adventure trail, check out our reading corner, read what it's like to be a scientist, and play our multilingual science wordle! www.superbugs.online

Molecular biologist Dr. Graham Hatfull has spent decades studying the molecular genetics of mycobacteria & their bacteriophages. In our latest podcast (https://nebiolabs.com/4zga4JF), he talks about his findings & the use of therapeutic phage to treat bacterial infections.

Bacteria added to silage showed a 5.8% numerical drop in methane during weeks 4 to 7 of a dairy cow study. The pattern warrants further study. With @colinhillucc.bsky.social 📰 buff.ly/2X11MvH #Microbiome #DairyScience @universitypress.cambridge.org @teagasc.bsky.social

Diary reminder....

Alfred Hershey’s bacteriophage experiments, including the Hershey–Chase work, confirmed DNA as the genetic material of viruses. With Delbrück and Luria he received the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. #WorldPhageDay #WorldPhageWeek #Phagesky

Salvador Luria, working with Max Delbrück, showed that bacterial resistance to phage arises through spontaneous mutation. Their experiments established bacteria and bacteriophages as powerful genetic tools. Shared the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. #WorldPhageDay #WorldPhageWeek #phage

Max Delbrück helped transform bacteriophage research into a precise science. With Luria and Hershey he revealed fundamental principles of genetics and replication using these viruses. Shared the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. #WorldPhageDay #WorldPhageWeek #Phagesky

Great #WorldPhageWeek greeting...very welcome. Hard to believe it is 8 years since I envisioned and launched both #WorldPhageDay and the week from my hospital bed, awaiting sarcoma surgery! Already planning a global coordinated 10th anniversary....mark the dates 22-28 October 2028. (pidaripley.com)

Love the #AllThingsPhage activity by the Phage Research and Advocacy Network (PRAN) #WorldPhageWeek | 22-28 October connecting with the African community and celebrating the networks and phage pioneers advancing bacteriophage research across the continent. #AMR #PhageSky

#WorldPhageDay celebrates French-Candian, Felix d’Herelle. The second scientist credited with the discovery of the bacteriophage, he was based at the Pasteur Institute, where he was able to continue his research during WW1. He named the bacteria-eating virus ‘bacteriophage’ - the ‘phage’. #PhageSky

Farncombe Phage Research Group, operating out of McMaster University, is a highly regarded group exploring the intricacies of the human gut virome and developing precision approaches for IBD and the microbiome. Ref: @AgeofthePhage #WorldPhageWeek ‘ Mapping the Global Phage Landscape’ Series

Canada's phage research is globally renowned, anchored by the legacy of French-Canadian d’Hérelle and Félix d’Hérelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruses at Université Laval. One of the world's premier and longest-standing reference phage libraries. #WorldPhageWeeek -mapping the phage landscape.

Canada’s phage research community is deep and diverse. In #WorldPhageWeek we look at three key centres shaping the national landscape: the Félix d’Hérelle Reference Center, the University of Toronto Phage Initiative, and McMaster’s Farncombe Phage Research Group. Each contributes something distinct.

"... The work raises a profound question about the universe. Why do the fundamental laws of nature have values that appear so well suited to the existence of life?"

Authors Jose Augusto Gonzales Castillo, Douwe van Sinderen & Jennifer Mahony at APC with Axel Soto-Serrano, Lukasz Krych and Paulina Deptula at the University of Copenhagen. #MicrobialGenomics #Bacteriophages #FoodMicrobiology #Microbiology #Microbiome #MGen #Phages APC: buff.ly/okMPBEP

Dairy bacteria vary in their defences against phages. A new paper in 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 analysed 495 bacterial genomes, finding more phage-related genes in dairy than plant strains. @microbiologysociety.org @ucph.bsky.social @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social 📰 buff.ly/cutS1jA #Microsky

#WorldPhageWeek Greetings from Age of the Phage . Miss you on X!

Greetings from the 8th #WorldPhageWeek to Sharaine and colleagues @ukhsa.bsky.social #WorldPhageDay 22 October (birthdate of Frederick Twort) launches the annual phage week - increasing awareness of phage potential and remembering phage pioneers. #ageofthephage #AMR #phageresearch #Phagesky

Excited to share this work from our group, together with the Jackson and Beisel labs! 🧬 We found that aminoacylated tRNA fragments can act as signals to activate bacterial immunity, boosting protection by Cas12a3. Very cool biology, and a great collaboration! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Look, in this house, we celebrate #Phage EVERY day but today is #WorldPhageDay so we decided to have some fun . . . . Also, in our heart of hearts, Félix d'Hérelle's pioneering work in phage therapy will always be number 1 😎

It’s #WorldPhageDay Even though bacteriophages are the most abundant biological entities, their reservoir remains underexplored. This new #FEMSmicroBlog discusses the isolation and characterisation of six new phages in Streptomyces, as well as a new satellite-helper phage system. buff.ly/o4qqszI

Effective IP takes more than just putting on PPE. A study from @NETEC_state highlights how crowded EDs, high workload, & physical barriers make executing basics like hand hygiene & equipment disinfection difficult - even when staff know what to do.

Greetings from Phage Phfriends to all Ukrainian virologists and microbiologists on #WorldPhageWeek

AI's magic claim overlooks the intricate neural networks' limitations; akin to how bees can't instantly adapt their flight mechanisms for zero gravity. Technological feats are real, but hype often outpaces practical application. Consider the niche specialization in ecosystems — tech needs its…

Great #WorldPhageWeek greeting...very welcome. Hard to believe it is 8 years since I envisioned and launched both #WorldPhageDay and the week from my hospital bed, awaiting sarcoma surgery! Already planning a global coordinated 10th anniversary....mark the dates 22-28 October 2028. (pidaripley.com)

George Eliava recognised bacteriophage potential and worked closely with Félix d’Hérelle. In 1923 he founded the Eliava Institute in Tbilisi-where phage therapy was kept alive for decades when much of the world turned away. His vision still shapes the field. #WorldPhageDay #WorldPhageWeek #Phage

Upcoming seminar by Valerio Orlando: How ancient viruses make us live longer, or not: The pros and cons of Retrotransposons control in health and disease at Institut Curie, Friday 30 October 2026 at 14:00. More info

Good news is always welcome! #PhageSky #biofilms

Just finished reading "Microbe Hunters" (1926). What a book! It brings to life the great discoveries of microbiology - and, even more, the people behind them: Leeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Koch, and others who revealed the invisible world shaping disease, wine, beer, and food 1/5