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by memming 4705 days ago
I'm curious as to why bacteria didn't evolve to resist Lysin?
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Well, perhaps some have (haven't looked at this closely), however, since in nature the various types of it are only used by specific bacteriophages, i.e. as I understand it they are or tend to be species specific, using a particular one against other species of bacteria should be fruitful.

Then again, interspecies transfer of resistance through e.g. plasmids happens.