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Bacteriophage Presentation

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Created on March 13, 2024

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Bacteriophages

And why they are the next generation of antibiotics

START

Are superbugs a threat?

01

And why?

timeline

For Bacteriophages

1915

Twort discovers phages

1930

Russia employs phage therapy

1917

Felix d'herelle re-discovers phages

2005

Poland employs phage therapy in hospitals

map

What is phage therapy?

- Phage therapy as a therapeutic treatment - Innocuous against host (human) cells - Are they better than antibiotics? - Broad spectrum antibiotic's adverse effects

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comparison

  • Antibiotics - kills bacteria efficiently
  • Can present adverse effects to the human body
  • Can have extremely negative effects on the body's microbiome
  • Were made pofit off of after two Oxford professors mass produced them
  • Phages - innocuous to host (human) cells
  • High specificity for what bacteria they kill
  • Can evolve against bacteria so superbugs aren't an issue
  • Only aren't in force because of capitalism and greed

How did people forget about phages?

  • They had great commercial success
  • Ehrlich even intended it to be a "magic bullet"
  • Was completely forgotten - complete obscurity
  • Is it because of antibiotics?

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THANK YOU!