Phage – and What To Do
Picture of a phage virus Phage What is it Short for bacteriophage, phage is a virus that attacks a specific strain of bacteria – the ones we are concerned with attack the bacteria contained in your starter culture. The way they work is to inject their DNA into a living cell which then copies itself and the cell bursts releasing a number of phage, which go on to attack other cells. Where the multiplication of the phage is greater than the (good) bacteria in your starter cul