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ReviewiScience2022

Rehabilitation of a misbehaving microbiome: phages for the remodeling of bacterial composition and function.

Hiba Baaziz, Zachary Robert Baker, Hollyn Claire Franklin, Bryan Boen Hsu

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Review in iScience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. From microbiome composition to functional engineering, one step at a time.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Hiba BaazizDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Zachary Robert BakerDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Hollyn Claire FranklinDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Bryan Boen HsuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human gut microbiota is considered an adjunct metabolic organ owing to its health impact. Recent studies have shown correlations between gut phage composition and host health. Whereas phage therapy has popularized virulent phages as antimicrobials, both virulent and temperate phages have a natural ecological relationship with their cognate bacteria. Characterization of this evolutionary coadaptation has led to other emergent therapeutic phage applications that do not necessarily rely on bacterial eradication or target pathogens. Here, we present an overview of the tripartite relationship between phages, bacteria, and the mammalian host, and highlight applications of the wildtype and genetically engineered phage for gut microbiome remodeling. In light of new and varied strategies, we propose to categorize phage applications aiming to modulate bacterial composition or function as "phage rehabilitation." By delineating phage rehab from phage therapy, we believe it will enable greater nuance and understanding of these new phage-based technologies.

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MicrobiomeVirology

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PMID35402871
PMCPMC8991392

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