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Rai Lewis

University of Exeter

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Antagonism between bacteriophages and macrophages decreases efficacy of a phage cocktail and increases bacteriophage resistance

Meaghan Castledine, Zuzanna Szczutkowska, Andrew Matthews, Sarah K. Walsh, Rai Lewis, Suzanne Kay, Janet A. Willment, Gordon D. Brown, Angus G. J. Buckling

This study shows macrophages reduce bacteriophage efficacy and increase bacterial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa during phage therapy.

bioRxiv · May 16, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Microbial community structure is affected by phage-resistance associated increases in host density

Meaghan Castledine, Daniel Padfield, Rai Lewis, Angus Buckling

The paper shows that phage resistance in Variovorax sp. increases host density, altering microbial community structure by reducing conspecific density.

FEMS Microbiology Ecology · Mar 17, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology