Reports from Stanford University School of Medicine Add New Study Findings to Research in Dynamic Light Scattering (Rapid assessment of changes in phage bioactivity using dynamic light scattering).

A recent study conducted by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine has found that dynamic light scattering (DLS) can be used as a tool to assess the bioactivity of bacteriophages, which are being developed as therapies against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The researchers discovered that phages tend to decay and form aggregates over time, and the degree of aggregation can be used to predict phage bioactivity. They also developed a web application called Phage-ELF to facilitate DLS studies of phages. The study concludes that DLS is a rapid, convenient, and non-destructive tool for quality control of phage preparations in academic and commercial settings. [Extracted from the article]