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it's the same issue with antibiotics what if they kill gut bacteria? The answer is they can and do [1]. My guess would be the changes are actually lower with th
by cwmma 4y ago
it's the same issue with antibiotics what if they kill gut bacteria? The answer is they can and do [1]. My guess would be the changes are actually lower with the bacteriophages as they tend to be more specific in the bacteria they target [2] so if that did happen it probably wouldn't cause a widespread die off as much as kill off some specific ones.
1. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/antibiotics-can-kill-healthy-gut-bacteria-heres-what-to-eat-to-counter-that https://www.healthline.com/health-news/antibiotics-can-kill-...
2. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/maybe-not-so-fast-with-the-phage-therapy/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/maybe-not-so-fast-wi...