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I'm curious as to why bacteria didn't evolve to resist Lysin?

• hga 13y ago
  Well, perhaps some have (haven't looked at this closely), however, since in nature the various types of it are only used by specific bacteriophages, i.e. as I understand it they are or tend to be species specific, using a particular one against other species of bacteria should be fruitful. Then again, interspecies transfer of resistance through e.g. plasmids happens.