471: Phage Fight Foils Fitness

<p>This episode: A phage both kills bacterial pathogens and selects for reduced virulence!</p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/bacteriofiles/BF471.mp3">Download Episode</a></span> (6.3 MB, 9.9 minutes)<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Show notes:</span><br /> Microbe of the episode: <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0042682278901666" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Helminthosporium victoriae</em> 145S virus</a></p> <div> </div> <div><a href= "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211119155453.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">News item</a><br /> <div> </div> <div> <div><strong>Takeaways</strong></div> <div> <div>Using bacteria-killing viruses to treat bacterial infections, or phage therapy, can be a good alternative to antibiotics in some situations when there are no effective antibiotics for a particular infection. But bacteria can evolve resistance to phages as well as antibiotics, often w...