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It's Time to Take Another Look at Bacteriophage
Posted by Sandy Thompson
With the danger of uncontrollable bacterial infections increasing globally, a revitalized look at how bacteriophage can aid us in battling antibiotic-resistant infections is a promising alternative. What is Bacteriophage? Bacteriophage , or “phage” for short is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. There are more phage on earth than bacteria and are considered the “ Deadliest being on Planet Earth ”. Although they are lethal, they are specialized to particular bacteria in which they kill. Phages can infect their bacteria host in two ways, known as the Lytic cycle and Lysogenic cycle. The Lytic cycle is when the phage acts like a typical virus, by hijacking the host cells and using the cell’s resources to make many new phages until eventually the cell bursts and dies. During the Lysogenic cycle, the phage inserts its DNA into the bacteria’s chromosome, where it is then replicated and spread using the bacteria’s DNA. Unde...
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