Chapter 13, Problem 6R

Summary Introduction

To review:

Why phage genes are activated following an antibiotic treatment.

Introduction:

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.