Not all viruses create pandemic consequences. Lacey Newlin shares the progress on using bacteriophages to attack bacteria and the possibility of phages as antibiotic alternatives.
. . . about half of the bacteria on this planet are killed by bacteriophages every two days.” – Hari Shankar Kotturi, PhD.
Source: High Plains Journal, March 20, 2020. Link. Divya Jaroni, PhD, whose team has isolated 50 phages in cattle so far, is one of the few researchers who is looking into using bacteriophages for E. coli in cattle. She has already conducted some experiments and research with removal of E. coli through phages in the intestinal tract of cattle.
The interesting thing about phages is that wherever the bacteria is that you want killed, that is also where to find the phage that kills it.” – Divya Jaroni, PhD
INSIGHTS: This is promising biotechnology.