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Bacteriophages have been explored as biological controls to suppress bacterial infections of various food crops. [1] These phages will not survive in the absence of their host and so degrade more readily than traditional chemical controls. [1] In addition to targeting a pathogen that causes disease, phages could also be used to remove competitive bacteria within the soil environment to increase beneficial plant-microbes symbioses such as nitrogen-fixation. [1] Phages can also interact with bacteria within the phyllosphere but are more susceptible to UV damage than those in the soil environment. [1] Additionally, excess UV damage can restrict a phage's ability to perform DNA replication and transcription, although using skim milk powder seems to offer phages some protection against UV radiation. [1] [2]
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- ^ a b c d e Buttimer, Colin; McAuliffe, Olivia; Ross, R. P.; Hill, Colin; O’Mahony, Jim; Coffey, Aidan (2017). "Bacteriophages and Bacterial Plant Diseases". Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.00034. ISSN 1664-302X.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "JMB :: Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology". www.jmb.or.kr. doi:10.4014/jmb.1402.02013. Retrieved 2020-02-29.