Inside us, bacteriophages fight a never-ending war on bacteria

Press/Media: Article/Feature

Period24 Apr 2018

Media contributions

2

Media contributions

  • TitleInside us, bacteriophages fight a never-ending war on bacteria
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletMOnsh Lens
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date24/04/18
    DescriptionIt’s humbling – and possibly a bit challenging – to learn that you’re mostly microbe. There are at least as many bacterial cells – most of them in your gut – as there are human cells in your body. And the 23,000 genes on your genome are hardly a match for the 3.3 billion genes your microbiome collectively possesses.
    URLhttps://lens.monash.edu/2018/04/24/1348043/the-vital-role-bacteriophages
    PersonsJeremy Barr
  • TitleInside us, bacteriophages fight a never-ending war on bacteria
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletMonash Lens
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date24/04/18
    DescriptionIt’s humbling – and possibly a bit challenging – to learn that you’re mostly microbe. There are at least as many bacterial cells – most of them in your gut – as there are human cells in your body. And the 23,000 genes on your genome are hardly a match for the 3.3 billion genes your microbiome collectively possesses.
    URLhttps://lens.monash.edu/2018/04/24/1348043/the-vital-role-bacteriophages
    PersonsJeremy Barr