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Do bacteria develop resistance to phages as quickly as they might an antibiotic? A longer usable lifetime may change the balance of costs considerably.
by digikata 10y ago
Do bacteria develop resistance to phages as quickly as they might an antibiotic? A longer usable lifetime may change the balance of costs considerably.
- vkou 10y agoThey do, but unlike an antibiotic, the phage is likely to evolve to be better at killing resistant bacteria.