@article{Essa_Rossitto_Fiscarelli_2020, title={Phages and phage therapy: past, present and future}, volume={35}, url={https://www.pagepressjournals.org/mm/article/view/8709}, DOI={10.4081/mm.2020.8709}, abstractNote={<p>Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. Since their discovery in the last century, they have proved their effectiveness in biocontrol of bacteria. In this mini-review, we provide a brief history of bacteriophages, their life cycle and classification. We also discuss the potential use of bacteriophage in clinical therapy as an alternative to antibiotics, comparing their advantages and disadvantages.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Microbiologia Medica}, author={Essa, Nour and Rossitto, Martina and Fiscarelli, Ersilia Vita}, year={2020}, month={Jun.} }