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The T-series bacteriophages are reductionist models that continue to shape the field

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Jeremy Barr discusses how he began studying bacteriophages, the historic use of the T-series phages and how they have shaped the field.

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Fig. 1: A scanning electron microscopy image of the bacterium E. coli B being parasitized by the virulent T4 bacteriophage.

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Barr, J.J. The T-series bacteriophages are reductionist models that continue to shape the field. Nat Microbiol 10, 1028–1029 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-01990-0

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