'Trained' bacteriophages expand treatment options for antibiotic-resistant infections
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges to global public health as harmful microbes evolve to evade these medications.
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges to global public health as harmful microbes evolve to evade these medications.
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