Highlights d Temperate phage HK97 synergizes with ciprofloxacin to eradicate E. coli in vitro d The synergy is 4.5 3 10 5 greater than the multiplicative effects of its components d This is mechanistically distinct from traditional phage antibiotic synergy d Temperate phage-antibiotic synergy is driven by depletion of lysogens
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