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You don't have permission to access /Phages are really very beautiful, and the way they reproduce is quite interesting. A phage attaches to a bacterium and injects its DNA into the bacterial cell. The bacterium then turns into a phage factory, producing as many as 100 new phages before it bursts, releasing the phages to attack more bacteria. This means that phages can grow much more quickly than bacteria. In some countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, phages are used to treat bacterial infections. Each phage can only kill one type of bacteria, so if a doctor knows what bacteria is infecting a patient, it might be possible to give the patient a phage that can infect and kill that type of bacteria. Phages cannot infect human cells, so they pose no threat to us. on this server.