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Bacteria’s mysterious viruses can fan flames of antibiotic damage, according to new model

Your gut microbiome teems with bacteria-eating viruses that have longed baffled scientists. Using a new mouse model that can eliminate and revive these virus communities, 51¸£Àû Tech biologists discovered that the viruses can exacerbate collateral damage from antibiotics.

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