PhageBank
A national bacteriophage resource founded at the Becky Mayer Centre for Phage Research, University of Leicester.
PhageBank is a curated resource linking phage genotype and phenotype. Now developed in collaboration with Northumbria University, the PhageBank brings together expertise in phage biology, biobanking, genomics and bioinformatics.
The PhageBank provides secure, long-term storage of phage isolates across multiple sites, ensuring resilience and continuity of the collection.
Collections are linked to host, genomic and experimental metadata, supporting reproducible research and enabling robust downstream investigation. The PhageBank provides access to high-quality, well-characterised phage resources that are freely available for academic research, with distribution provided on a cost-recovery basis.
What the Biobank Holds
Our biobank holds bacteriophage and bacterial isolates, together with associated genomic, host and experimental metadata.
The collection encompasses phages from a broad range of hosts, environments and research contexts and is not restricted to phages with potential applications in phage therapy.
Get Involved
We welcome collaboration with the wider phage research community to help expand, maintain and preserve phage collections for long-term research use.
If you are interested in contributing phage isolates to the PhageBank or exploring opportunities to collaborate with us, please get in touch at centreforphageresearch@le.ac.uk.
Countdown
Countdown to our first 10,000 phage records.
Discover the Becky Mayer Centre for Phage Research
PhageBank was founded at the Becky Mayer Centre for Phage Research at the University of Leicester and continues to be developed as part of the Centre’s research and biobanking activities.
Learn more about the Centre, meet our academics and researchers, explore our wider research, and discover our activities and collaborations.