Targeting bacteria: Auxiliary metabolic genes expand understanding of phages and their reprogramming strategy

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Oct 15, 2024, 4:49 pm3k ptsInsanely GreatTop
Viruses that infect bacteria—known as bacteriophages—could be used in a targeted manner to combat bacterial diseases. They also play an important ecological role in global biogeochemical cycles. Recent research by researchers at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) has identified a previously…

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