Virus Enzymes Could Promote Human, Animal Health
Date: 1.9.2009
Could **viruses** be good for you? Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that enzymes from bacteria-infecting viruses known as **phages** could have beneficial applications for human and animal health.
Phage enzymes called endolysins attack bacteria by breaking down their cell walls. Unlike **antibiotics**, which tend to have a broad range, endolysins are comparatively specific, targeting unique bonds in the cell walls of their hosts.
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