Title:
Bacterial predator could help reduce COVID-19 deaths
By:
University of Birmingham
Published:
Medical Xpress, 24 June 2020
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-bacterial-predator-covid-deaths.html
From the article:
A type of virus that preys on bacteria could be harnessed to combat bacterial infections in patients whose immune systems have been weakened by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, according to an expert at the University of Birmingham and the Cancer Registry of Norway.
Called bacteriophages, these viruses are harmless to humans and can be used to target and eliminate specific bacteria. They are of interest to scientists as a potential alternative to antibiotic treatments.