"Bacteriophages" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Viruses whose hosts are bacterial cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D001435
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.123
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Bacteriophages".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Bacteriophages" by people in this website by year, and whether "Bacteriophages" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacteriophages" by people in Profiles.
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McKitterick AC, Lyerly EW, Bernhardt TG. Bacteriophages target membrane-anchored glycopolymers to promote host cell lysis and progeny release. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Apr 28; 123(17):e2606687123.
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Sedivy EL, Agnello E, Hobaugh JE, Ahsan R, Song K, Xu C, Kelch BA. The Structure of a Thermostable Phage's Portal Vertex and Neck Complex Illuminates the Headful Maturation Mechanism. J Mol Biol. 2026 Mar 15; 438(6):169641.
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Parker DR, Sikkema AP, Anderson RK, Lohman GJS, Nugen SR. Recoded Bacteriophage Genome for Bio-Orthogonal-Enabled Concentration and Detection of E. coli in Drinking Water. ACS Synth Biol. 2026 01 16; 15(1):233-242.
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Wu Z, Wu Y, Deng C, Xiao H, Wang S, Ye S, Zhao Y, Zhang Z. Novel roseophages provide insights into a genetically and ecologically diverse phage family. Microb Genom. 2025 Nov; 11(11).
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Ling X, Golovenko D, Gan J, Ma J, Korostelev AA, Fang W. Cryo-EM structure of a natural RNA nanocage. Nature. 2025 08; 644(8078):1107-1115.
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Anderson RK, Nugen SR. Genetic engineering of bacteriophage S16 for Salmonella separation, concentration, and detection. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2025 Jul; 417(18):4069-4081.
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Rish AD, Fosuah E, Shen Z, Marathe IA, Wysocki VH, Fu TM. Architecture remodeling activates the HerA-DUF anti-phage defense system. Mol Cell. 2025 Mar 20; 85(6):1189-1201.e5.
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Wu Y, Wu Z, Guo L, Shao J, Xiao H, Yang M, Deng C, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Zhao Y. Diversity and distribution of a prevalent Microviridae group across the global oceans. Commun Biol. 2024 10 23; 7(1):1377.
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Park J, Hassan MA, Nabawy A, Li CH, Jiang M, Parmar K, Reddivari A, Goswami R, Jeon T, Patel R, Rotello VM. Engineered Bacteriophage-Polymer Nanoassemblies for Treatment of Wound Biofilm Infections. ACS Nano. 2024 10 01; 18(39):26928-26936.
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Parker DR, Nugen SR. Bacteriophage-Based Bioanalysis. Annu Rev Anal Chem (Palo Alto Calif). 2024 Jul; 17(1):393-410.