Bacteriophage T4 virion Bacteriophage T4 virions attacking a bacterial cell artwork of bacteriophage phi 29 Bacteriophage phi 29 artwork of bacteriophage p22 Bacteriophage p 22
bacteriophage lambda Bacteriophage Lambda combined lytic and lysogenic cycles in a bacterial cell artwork of filamentous bacteriophages Filamentous Phages
Bacteriophages (also known simply as phages) are viruses that attack bacteria. Bacteriophages have been very useful in elucidating molecular cellular processes.





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