Are gut phages friends or foes?
A nice "forum" in Cell Host&Microbe by @naamagz.bsky.social discussing it's all about context. Depending on host inflammation and ecology, phages can shift between stabilizing and destabilizing our microbiome.
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Gut bacteriophages defy simple classification as beneficial or harmful, instead shifting
between roles that stabilize or destabilize microbial communities depending on phage
lifestyle dynamics, host i...