Bacteriophages are viruses that selectively target and kill bacteria. They are abundant, commonly occurring natural entities ...

Viruses of bacteria, known as bacteriophages or phages, were discovered nearly 100 years ago. Their potential as antibacterial agents was appreciated almost immediately, with the first 'phage ...

Viral production (VP) and viral-induced mortality of bacteria (VMB) were determined using a viral reduction approach during a full seasonal cycle, while the percentage of lysogenic bacteria (PLB) in ...

Mechanistically, bacteriophage binds to a specific host, infects, and subsequently follows either one of the two replication processes, namely, lytic or lysogenic cycle. 9 During the lytic ...