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- Title
Invisible allies: As the crisis of antibiotic resistance grows more acute, a new book explores whether it's time to look to the past for solutions.
- Authors
Ireland, Tom
- Abstract
The article informs the book "The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages" by Tom Ireland, highlighting how bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, are being reconsidered as potential alternatives to antibiotics, particularly in the face of antibiotic resistance. Topic include The book narrates historical instances of using phages to combat bacterial diseases when antibiotics were unavailable, emphasizing the significance of these viruses in the battle against bacterial infections.
- Subjects
DRUG resistance in bacteria; VIBRIO cholerae; BACTERIAL diseases; VIRUS diseases
- Publication
Biologist, 2023, Vol 70, Issue 3, p22
- ISSN
0006-3347
- Publication type
Article