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Nature already invented those and they kill off 30% of life in the oceans every day (of course, by the end of the day the bacteria on the other end of this batt
by zaarn 8y ago
Nature already invented those and they kill off 30% of life in the oceans every day (of course, by the end of the day the bacteria on the other end of this battle have replicated again).
Bacteriophages are what you want, you just need to find the right strain.
- glenneroo 8y agoA short animated introduction to Bacteriophage by Kurzgesagt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI3tsmFsrOg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI3tsmFsrOg
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoBacteriophage means "bacteria eater" but my understanding was from a brief review that they don't eat them so much as use them as host? Roundworms, acari, springtails, and such eat bacteria though; they're apparently known collectively as detritivores.
- zaarn 8y agoThey don't really eat them, correct. Instead they force the bacteria to produce new phages until it explodes under internal pressure and dies. Plus, phages are viruses, unlike roundworms and the like, they can survive centuries without food. They also, as mentioned, account for 30% of death in marine life every day, biggest killer organism on this planet. There is phage-therapy too, an alternative to anti-biotics, where you are given a dosage of phages in an infected area. Due to their nature they only attack specific strains of bacteria and can easily eradicate the entire population within a few hours.