Phage therapy is being explored to treat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, but what are the direct effects of phages on the human host? (IMAGE)

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Phage therapy is being explored to treat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, but what are the direct effects of phages on the human host?

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Bacteriophage (magenta) attack Pseudomonas aeruginosa (teal) biofilms grown in association with respiratory epithelial cells (nuclei, yellow).

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Paula Zamora (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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