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		karolinepauls 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: One universal antiviral to rule them all? Phages don't devour bacteria, they get inside and hijack them, like viruses tend to do with cells.

melagonster 3 months ago | [–]

Sometimes when phages get enough copies inside bacteria. The host will explode and release all phages inside it.

zahlman 3 months ago | [–]

Seems strange to call them that, then; but such is English I suppose.

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