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. 2015 Dec 4;350(6265):1163-4.
doi: 10.1126/science.aad6791.

MICROBIOLOGY. Phage therapy redux--What is to be done?

Ry Young  1 , Jason J Gill  2
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MICROBIOLOGY. Phage therapy redux--What is to be done?

Ry Young et al. Science. .
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Figure. Phage therapy reboot
(A to C) Three paradigm Caudovirales. (A) podophage T7, stubby tail; (B) myophage T4, contractile tail; (C) siphophage lambda, flexible tail; (D) tailocin (contractile type) (14); (E and F) a field of Bacillus anthracis before and 3 s after addition of 1 μg/ml lysin.
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