Phage research (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh

Phage research

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Taken in the lab of Graham Hatfull at the University of Pittsburgh, this image shows a plate of bacteria — clear circles indicate where bacteriophages have done their work. The lab provides these bacteria-killing viruses to patients who have no other options to treat antibacterial-resistant infections.

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Aimee Obidzinski/University of Pittsburgh

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