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Why are bacteriophages not used?


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Bacteriophages:

  1. Bacteriophages are viral particles that attack bacteria for the host.
  2. They use bacteria as hosts to produce new phage molecules.
  3. Clinical studies on phages are very limited and hence, phage therapy has not seen wide adoption.
  4. Therefore, bacteriophages are not used widely.

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