Microbiology: An Introduction
Microbiology: An Introduction
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321733603
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Why phage genes are activated following an antibiotic treatment.

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The antibiotics used against bacterial viruses are also known as phage therapy. Phage therapy is used to treat the bacterial infections by bacteriophages. Phage therapy involves the use of phages and their lytic proteins against the multidrug resistant infectious bacteria. This therapy is the alternative approach of bacterial infections which is resistant to the antibiotics.

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