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Review
. 2018 May 17;14(5):e1006970.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006970. eCollection 2018 May.

Lessons from bacteriophages part 2: A saga of scientific breakthroughs and prospects for their use in human health

Kunica Asija  1 , Carolyn M Teschke  1
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Review

Lessons from bacteriophages part 2: A saga of scientific breakthroughs and prospects for their use in human health

Kunica Asija et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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(A) Coevolution of phage with bacterial hosts. Mechanisms of coevolution by phages and their bacterial hosts. (B) Effects of phages on human health. Phages can affect human health directly or can be used after genetic manipulation to affect disease outcomes. Cas, CRISPR-associated protein; CD, Crohn disease; CRISPR, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat; DISARM, defense island system associated with restriction-modification; IBD, irritable bowel disorder.
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