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Bacteriophages (phages) are prolific, ubiquitous viruses that infect bacterial cells. Phages have proven to be invaluable tools of the biological sciences, enabling the discovery and description of some of the foundations of molecular biology and genetics; excellent systems for …

All living organisms have some form of innate immunity, which serves as the first line of defense against pathogen infection. Immune systems are under substantial selective pressure given that pathogens that can evade these defenses will be more evolutionarily successful; theref…