Review article: bacteriophages in gastroenterology—from biology to clinical applications

The gut microbiota plays an important role in the pathogenesis of several gastrointestinal diseases. Its composition and function are shaped by host-microbiota and intra-microbiota interactions. Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that target bacteria and have the potential to modulate bacterial communities.To summarise phage biology and the clinical applications of phages in gastroenterology METHODS: PubMed was searched to identify relevant...