Phage identification tool shortens the search for specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria

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Mar 14, 2025, 10:53 am956 ptsInterestingTop
A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses which can be used to destroy variants of the dangerous pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. Viruses of bacteria, known as bacteriophages, offer an alternative approach to antibiotics in treating multiresistant…

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