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Phage therapy to prevent cholera infections – and possibly those caused by other deadly bacteria

  • Written by Andrew Camilli, Professor of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Tufts University
Viruses attack and infect a bacterium.Design_Cells/Shutterstock.com

In the latest of a string of high-profile cases in the U.S., a cocktail of bacteria-killing viruses successfully treated a cystic fibrosis patient suffering from a deadly infection caused by a pathogen that was resistant to multiple forms of antibiotics.

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