Multiple Choice
Using phages to treat a bacterial infection is an interesting idea because
A) a single type of phage can destroy a wide range of strains of the same pathogen.
B) of the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in pathogens.
C) lysed bacteria pose no threat to a person's health.
D) a single phage can be genetically engineered to infect many different species of bacteria.
E) of the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in people.
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