#Text and picture: Niels Vander Elst (niels.vander.elst@ki.se)

Bacteriophages, commonly known as phages, are specialized viruses that infect bacteria. Bacteriophage infection reprograms the bacterial host, leading to the substantial production of new viral particles. In the final stage of the infection cycle, the phage releases endolysins, initiating ‘lysis-from-within’, a process that degrades the bacterial cell wall and releasesRead more