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Scientists stumbled upon them more than a half-century ago while hunting for another type of murderous microbe called a bacteriophage, or phage, a virus that can infect and kill bacteria. Star Tribune, "How bacteria-eating bacteria could help win the war against germs," 27 Aug. 2020

Laura Marinelli, PhD, is a phage scientist with expertise in microbiology and the skin microbiome, as well as the scientific advisor for Ellis Day Skin Science. Olivia Muenter, Allure, "Long-Term Effects of Microblading to Consider Before You Commit," 25 Aug. 2020

Researchers are also developing premixed phage cocktails for some of the more common superbug strains. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, "The Virtuous Side of Viruses," 26 May 2020

The effort that is furthest along, however, relies on a phage enzyme called a lysin rather than on whole phages. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, "The Virtuous Side of Viruses," 26 May 2020

These huge phages have other strange characteristics. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, "A Huge Discovery in the World of Viruses," 20 Feb. 2020

Strathdee identified Patterson’s eventual savior, a class of viruses called phages that attack bacteria. San Diego Union-Tribune, "UCSD’s Center for Novel Therapeutics brings cancer researchers, industry, together," 20 Sep. 2019

Researchers have uncovered dozens of other systems that bacteria use to rebuff phage invasions. Quanta Magazine, "Biodiversity Alters Strategies of Bacterial Evolution," 6 Jan. 2020

Viruses known as phages can kill specific bacteria. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "Microbe that got man drunk could help explain common liver disease," 19 Sep. 2019

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