Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 19, 2026

Screening and Identification of Small Peptides Targeting Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor2 using a Phage Display Peptide Library
Published on: September 30, 2019
Fighting foam with phages?
J A Thomas1, J A Soddell, D I Kurtböke
1Biotechnology Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract:
Seventeen (17) phages infective for the mycolata were isolated from six samples of activated sludge using 21 prospective hosts from the genera Dietzia, Gordonia, Nocardia, Rhodococcus, Tsukamurella and Mycobacterium. Their morphology indicated that they were all members of the viral family Siphoviridae, but they varied in the size of the icosahedral head and length of non-contractile tail, suggesting they were different. This was confirmed by host-range studies with 47 strains of mycolata, which showed that each phage had a unique host-range, and this was polyvalent in the majority (15/17) of cases, with 12 phages infective for hosts representing two or three of the genera Gordonia, Nocardia and Rhodococcus. The potential for use of these phages in the control of foaming and other applications is discussed.
Related Concept Videos
Lytic Cycle of Bacteriophages
Lysogenic Cycle of Bacteriophages
Chemical Agents for Microbial Control
Viral Replication: Lytic Cycle
DNA Bacteriophages
Bacteriophages of the Human Virome

