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Phage Research Paper

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Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that infect and multiply only in bacterial cells. They are not capable of infecting eukaryotic cells (human, animal, fungus, plants and insects). Phages are the natural predators of bacteria. Like all viruses, phages hijack the energy and cellular machinery provided by a host cell to replicate and make viral copies since they do not have their own metabolism. Endolysin enzyme encoded in the bacteriophage genome lyse the peptidoglycan of the bacterial cell wall during the phage lytic cycle, releasing dozens or hundreds of new phages (7). The cycle continues until there are no bacteria left to attack. Since phages only attack specific types of bacteria, they are unlikely to harm any human cells. In addition,

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