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Sep 26, 2022 · Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are viruses that infect and replicate only in bacterial cells. They are ubiquitous in the environment and are recognized as the most abundant biological agent on earth. They are extremely diverse in size, morphology, and genomic organization [1] [2] [3].
A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word "bacteriophage" literally means "bacteria eater," because bacteriophages destroy their host cells. All bacteriophages...
Nov 6, 2019 · Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses with an exquisitely evolved structure to accomplish their goals. These goals are recognizing a suitable host bacterium, profiting from the host metabolism, and producing multiple progeny phages that are stable enough to survive until they find a new host bacterium to infect.
Jan 3, 2024 · This paper concludes with some potential safety concerns that need to be addressed to enable bacteriophage use efficiently. npj Science of Food - Positive and negative aspects of bacteriophages...
Nov 9, 2015 · Viruses that infect bacteria (bacteriophages; also known as phages) were discovered 100 years ago. Since then, phage research has transformed fundamental and translational biosciences.
It is estimated that phages kill and lyse between 15% and 40% of the ocean’s bacteria every day, thereby influencing the ratio of particulate to dissolved carbon, rates of phytoplankton productivity and oxygen production, and perhaps even global climate and weather patterns [ 4 ].
Abstract. Bacteriophages or phages are the most abundant organisms in the biosphere and they are a ubiquitous feature of prokaryotic existence. A bacteriophage is a virus which infects a bacterium.
