The lysogenic cycle, or non-virulent infection, involves the virus assimilating its genome with the host cell’s genome to achieve replication without killing the host. Bacteriophage (phage) are ...

The tail of bacteriophage T4 is shown before (left) and after (right) binding to a host cell. Upon attachment to the bacterium, the bacteriophage pierces the host cell envelope and injects its ...

Pharmacies in the nation of Georgia have something ours don’t: vials of viruses in neat rows ... These medicines, called bacteriophages, were developed over much of the 20th century, primarily ...