Episode 054
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A Bacteriophage is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. The term is derived from “bacteria” and the Greek: φαγεῖν (phagein), “to devour”. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm. Bacteriophages are ubiquitous viruses, found wherever bacteria exist. It’s estimated there are more than ten million trillion trillion bacteriophages,more than every other organism on Earth, including bacteria, combined.
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News:
- Long-dormant bacteria and viruses, trapped in ice are reviving as Earth’s climate warms.
- ‘Shocking’ levels of PCB chemicals in UK killer whale.
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- The Antibiotic Apocalypse
- Phages may be key in bacteria battle
- Ultra-tough antibiotic
- Could ants tackle the ‘antibiotic apocalypse’?
- Novel antibiotic class created
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