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About Bacteriophage
Discovery
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Frederick William Twort (22 October 1877 – 20 March 1950) was an English bacteriologist who studied medicine at St Thomas'. He published in 1915 in The Lancet his observations of the destruction of staphylococci by phages.
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Félix D'Hérelle (April 25, 1873 – February 22, 1949), a French Canadian researcher, made similar, independent observations and applied his knowledge to to the treatment of infections during WW2.
Both men's discoveries were neglected because of the success of antibiotics.
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