Types, Morphology and Importance of Bacteriophages

Abstract

This article is written about small microorganisms unknown to science until recent times, and their types and importance are widely covered. Currently, it was found that there is a separate world of small pathogens of infectious diseases in nature. These causative agents pass through any bacterial filters, cannot be seen under an ordinary microscope, do not grow in nutrient media used for the growth of bacteria, and have the ability to reproduce only in the bodies of people, animals and plants. These small organisms are called filtering viruses or bacteriophages. This discovery became the basis for the emergence of a new science, the science of virology. After this discovery, scientists began to identify a series of viruses that cause various diseases in humans, animals and plants.