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The 21 pages that link to Bacteriophage, each with the reason it gives.

• Horizontal gene transferRelated: Some bacteriophages mediate transduction, one of the main routes of bacterial gene transfer.

• MicrobiomeRelated: Phages shape microbial populations by infecting particular hosts and moving genes.

• CRISPRRelated: The arms race with phages drove CRISPR's evolution and supplies its targets.

• Viral replicationBroader topic: Phages often use replication cycles adapted to bacterial cells.

• Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryRelated: Phages became tractable experimental systems for genetics research at the laboratory.

• David BaltimoreNarrower topic: Baltimore’s early training in phage research provided tools and concepts for studying animal viruses.

• Max DelbrückNarrower topic: Phages were Delbrück’s principal experimental organisms and the focus of the research group he organized.

• Streptococcus thermophilusRelated: Phages targeting starter strains can disrupt dairy fermentation.

• Corynebacterium diphtheriaeRelated: A lysogenic bacteriophage can supply the toxin gene that makes C. diphtheriae toxigenic.

• DiphtheriaRelated: A bacteriophage carrying the toxin gene can make C. diphtheriae toxigenic.

• Dmitri IvanovskyRelated: Its later discovery broadened the idea of viruses beyond plant pathogens such as tobacco mosaic virus.

• Phage therapyNarrower topic: These viruses are the active agents that recognize and infect target bacteria.

• VirologyRelated: Phages became powerful experimental systems for uncovering principles of viral genetics and replication.

• CorynebacteriumRelated: Phage infection can introduce the toxin gene that makes some corynebacteria pathogenic.

• Alfred HersheyNarrower topic: Phages were Hershey’s principal experimental system for studying heredity and viral reproduction.

• Joshua LederbergRelated: Phages served as experimental tools and later proved to carry bacterial genes between cells.

• Yogurt starter culturesRelated: Phages infecting yogurt bacteria supplied the selective pressure behind dairy cultures’ CRISPR defenses.

• Werner ArberRelated: Phage DNA provided the invading genetic material whose fate revealed bacterial restriction.

• Félix d'HérelleNarrower topic: D'Hérelle named these bacterial viruses and argued they caused the clear zones he observed.

• Microbiological phenomenaBroader topic: Phage infection makes microbial killing and gene transfer directly observable.

• Non-cellular lifeBroader topic: Phages make the dependence of viral reproduction on living cells especially clear.