The impact of phage treatment on bacterial community structure is minor compared to antibiotics

Abstract Phage treatment is suggested as an alternative to antibiotics; however, there is limited knowledge of how phage treatment impacts resident bacterial community structure. When phages induce bacterial lysis, resources become available to the resident community. Therefore, the density of the t...

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Main Authors: Madeleine S. Gundersen, Alexander W. Fiedler, Ingrid Bakke, Olav Vadstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48434-5