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    The name "bacteriophage" comes from the latin word "phagein," meaning "to eat" the suffix "bacterio," like it sounds, means something to do with bacteria. Phages replicate in bacteria such as e.coli and other pesky bacteria, eventually destroying their populations.

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    The name "bacteriophage" comes from the latin word "phagein," meaning "to eat" the suffix "bacterio," like it sounds, means something to do with bacteria. Phages replicate in bacteria such as e.coli and other pesky bacteria, eventually destroying their populations.

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    The name "bacteriophage" comes from the latin word "phagein," meaning "to eat" the suffix "bacterio," like it sounds, means something to do with bacteria. Phages replicate in bacteria such as e.coli and other pesky bacteria, eventually destroying their populations.

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    So,howdobacteriophageswork?

    Thenamebacteriophagecomesfromthelatinwordphagein,meaningtoeat.The
    suffixbacterio,likeitsounds,meanssomethingtodowithbacteria.Therefore,
    bacteriophagemeanseaterofbacteria.Theseeatersofbacteriaareactuallyvirusesthat
    usethebacteriaastheirhoststoreplicateinside.Buthowdothesemysteriouslatinviruses
    work?
    Letstakealook:

    Thoughthemajorityofphagesgointothelyticcycle,somegointoanothercyclecalledthe
    lysogeniccycle:


    Oftenaftergoingthroughthelysogeniccycle,phagesgothroughthelyticcycleanddestroytheir
    host.Thebacteriathatwerereplicatedfromtheoriginalinfectedbacteriumwillalsoeventually
    gothroughthelyticcycleandchurnoutnewvirusesbeforetheyburst(lyse).

    Wellwasntthatfun?Nowyouknowthebasicsonhowbacteriophagevirusesreplicateinside
    hostcells!
    Bacteriophages,liketheT4type,replicateinbacteriasuchasE.coliandotherpeskybacteria,
    eventuallydestroyingtheirpopulations.Bacteriophageshavethepotentialtotreatmore
    dangerousandfatalbacterialikeMRSAapreviouslytreatablebacterianowturned
    antibioticresistant.

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