What we do

PhageBank brings together the infrastructure, expertise and workflows needed to build and maintain large-scale bacteriophage resources for the research community.

Phage Isolation and Biobanking

We undertake high-throughput phage isolation from diverse environmental sources, building well-characterised collections of bacteriophages alongside their bacterial hosts. These collections provide a valuable resource for fundamental and applied phage research, including studies addressing antimicrobial resistance and the development of phage-based applications.

Secure, Long-Term Storage

Our coordinated biobanking approach provides secure, long-term preservation of phage and bacterial isolates. Collections are stored across multiple sites, providing resilience and helping to safeguard valuable biological resources for future research.

Genomics and Characterisation

PhageBank uses high-throughput sequencing techniques to generate genomic data for both bacteriophages and bacteria. Sequencing is supported by computational pipelines for genome assembly and annotation, enabling phage and bacterial collections to be characterised efficiently and at scale.

By linking biological isolates with genomic, host and experimental metadata, PhageBank provides an integrated resource for investigating phage-host interactions, supporting phage discovery and enabling both fundamental and translational research.