Pf bacteriophage (phage) are filamentous viruses that infect
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
and enhance its virulence potential. Pf virions can lyse and kill
P. aeruginosa
through superinfection, which occurs when an already infected cell is infected by the same or similar phage.
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