Prophages: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
Prophage is the name given to the phage DNA of temperate bacteriophages when it is present in the bacterial host cell. Bacteriophages were discovered by Félix Hubert d’Hérelle in 1917. They are viruses that have adapted to specific bacteria. Later research distinguished between the lytic phage with high virulence and the temperate phage with silent … Prophages: Infection, Transmission & Diseases