他们发现,有了这些新增噬菌体病毒,肺细胞可以更好地防止被细菌入侵。
They found that the lung cells were better protected from bacteria than those without the added phage virus.
典型的噬菌体有存储它们病毒DNA的空心头部和带有尖端的隧道式尾巴,此尖端表面有它们的目标细菌的分子。
Typical phages have hollow heads that store their viral DNA and tunnel tails with tips that bind to specific molecules on the surface of their target bacteria.
在《进化》上发表的文章中,特纳博士与他的团队用一种名为噬菌体的病毒来展示他们的新发现。
As they report in Evolution, Dr Turner and his team performed their trick with a type of virus called a bacteriophage.
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