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What will be a good way to determine the titers of each phage in the cocktail without their bacterial hosts?

Someone has suggested qPCR, however, it will also detect the DNA from dead phages. Any other suggestions? Thanks.

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What will happen after a phage 'dies'?

A phage is not a cell. Normally it just has a protein shell encapsulates nucleic acid. So what will happen, after a phage 'dies' or 'is inactive'? Will the particle still keep its intact...

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Why in a bacterial species, some strains are pathogenic, some are not?

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