Tiny Life: Germs & Parasites Facts
Bacteria, viruses, parasites and the microscopic world.
Bacteriophages as Antibiotic Alternatives
Bacteriophages were used as an alternative to antibiotics in the Soviet Union and Central Europe from the 1920s, while the West abandoned them for general use.
Ocean Biomass Composition of Viruses
Viruses are the second largest component of biomass in the world's oceans after prokaryotes, with up to 9×10^8 virions per milliliter found in microbial mats.
Marine Bacteria Infection By Bacteriophages
Up to 70% of marine bacteria may be infected by bacteriophages at any given time.
Bacteriophage Population on Earth
There are estimated to be more than 10^31 bacteriophages on the planet — more than every living organism on Earth, including bacteria, combined.