Researchers find a virus that infects bacteria.

Scientists from the University of Medical Sciences. Karl Landsteiner discovered a new type of bacteriophage in the samples of human physiological fluids - viruses that infect bacteria.

Researchers note that bacteriophages are “viral dark matter” in the human body, since only a few groups of scientists around the world study these organisms.. This is caused not only by a lack of knowledge about the structure and lifestyle of bacteriophages, but also by a small number of reliable and accurate methods for their detection.

During the study, scientists isolated 43 bacteriophages from 111 human fluid samples..

Researchers note that one of them was brought out for the first time in history.. It belongs to the Tunavirinae family and was found in approximately every seventh blood sample.

It is worth noting that scientists specifically searched for bacteriophages that infect Escherichia coli, but could not find them.. This discovery would be important for medicine, as these viruses can transmit antibiotic resistance genes from one bacterium to another..

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