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Bacteriophages Benefits and Drawbacks in the Treatment of Bacterial Infections

Matheus Lisboa Nobre da Silva

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Bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. It is also known as phage or bacterial virus. Frederick W. Twort in the United Kingdom (1915) and Felix d’Herelle in France discovered bacteriophages independently (1917). To describe the agent’s bacteriocidal ability, D’Herelle developed the term bacteriophage, which means “bacteria eater.” Bacteriophages can also infect archaea, which are single-celled prokaryotic organisms.

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Bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. It is also known as phage or bacterial virus. Frederick W. Twort in the United Kingdom (1915) and Felix d’Herelle in France discovered bacteriophages independently (1917). To describe the agent’s bacteriocidal ability, D’Herelle developed the term bacteriophage, which means “bacteria eater.” Bacteriophages can also infect archaea, which are single-celled prokaryotic organisms.

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Bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. It is also known as phage or bacterial virus. Frederick W. Twort in the United Kingdom (1915) and Felix d’Herelle in France discovered bacteriophages independently (1917). To describe the agent’s bacteriocidal ability, D’Herelle developed the term bacteriophage, which means “bacteria eater.” Bacteriophages can also infect archaea, which are single-celled prokaryotic organisms.

Key concepts: Bacteriophage, Bacterial virus, Bacteria, Microbiology, Virology, Biology, Virus, Phage therapy

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