Optimized preparation pipeline for emergency phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Yale University.

Bacteriophage therapy is one potential strategy to treat antimicrobial resistant or persistent bacterial infections, and the year 2021 marked the centennial of Felix d'Hérelle's first publication on the clinical applications of phages. At the Center for Phage Biology & Therapy at Yale University, a preparatory modular approach has been established to offer safe and potent phages for single-patient investigational new drug applications while recognizing the time constraints imposed by infection(s). This study provides a practical walkthrough of the pipeline with an Autographiviridae phage targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa (phage vB_PaeA_SB, abbreviated to ΦSB).

Genotype and clinical characteristics of patients with Wolfram syndrome and WFS1-related disorders.

Wolfram syndrome (WFS) is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, diabetes insipidus, and sensorineural hearing loss. We sought to elucidate the relationship between genotypic and phenotypic presentations of Wolfram syndrome which would assist clinicians in classifying the severity and prognosis of Wolfram syndrome more accurately. Patient data from the Washington University International Registry and Clinical Study for Wolfram Syndrome and patient case reports were analyzed to select for patients with two recessive mutations in the WFS1 gene.

Complete Genome Assembly and Annotation of Escherichia coli Bacteriophage 55 from Rivière la Quint in Gonaïves, Haiti.

We present the structural and functional annotation of Escherichia coli bacteriophage 55, which has a genome length of 170,393 bp, with 219 predicted genes.

Genotype and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Wolfram Syndrome and WFS1-related Disorders.

Objective: Wolfram syndrome (WFS) is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, diabetes insipidus, and sensorineural hearing loss. We sought to elucidate the relationship between genotypic and phenotypic presentations of Wolfram syndrome which would assist clinicians in classifying the severity and prognosis of Wolfram syndrome more accurately.

Approach: Patient data from the Washington University International Registry and Clinical Study for Wolfram Syndrome and patient case reports were analyzed to select for patients with two recessive mutations in the WFS1 gene.

Assembly and Annotation of Escherichia coli Bacteriophage U115.

We present the annotated genome sequence of Escherichia coli bacteriophage U115, a T4-like bacteriophage. Phage U115 has a genome length of 166,986 bp and has 286 predicted genes.