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ArticleACS synthetic biology2025

Computational Pipeline for Targeted Integration and Variable Payload Expression in Bacteriophage Engineering.

Jonas Fernbach, Emese Hegedis, Martin J Loessner, Samuel Kilcher

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Article in ACS synthetic biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jonas FernbachInstitute of Food Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zürich 8092 Switzerland.
Emese HegedisInstitute of Food Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zürich 8092 Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0008-4306-7842
Martin J LoessnerInstitute of Food Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zürich 8092 Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8162-2631
Samuel KilcherInstitute of Food Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zürich 8092 Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1162-6549

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacteriophages offer a promising alternative to conventional antimicrobials, especially when such treatments fail. While natural phages are viable for therapy, advances in synthetic biology allow precise genome modifications to enhance their therapeutic potential. One approach involves inserting antimicrobial genetic payloads into the phage genome. These are typically placed behind late-expressed genes, such as the major capsid gene (

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BacteriophagesComputational BiologyGenetic EngineeringStaphylococcus PhagesGenes, ReporterGenome, ViralMachine LearningPromoter Regions, Geneticexpression predictiongenetic engineeringmachine learningphage engineeringphage therapypromoter prediction

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PMID40982657
PMCPMC12538581

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