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Phages don't devour bacteria, they get inside and hijack them, like viruses tend to do with cells.
by karolinepauls 1y ago
Phages don't devour bacteria, they get inside and hijack them, like viruses tend to do with cells.
- zahlman 1y agoSeems strange to call them that, then; but such is English I suppose.
- melagonster 1y agoSometimes when phages get enough copies inside bacteria. The host will explode and release all phages inside it.