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<Title>Phirst Phage Photos</Title>
<Tagline>The first microphs are in, and they look great!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Our first phage images feature viruses that infect <em>Bacillus thuringiensis </em>and viruses that infect <em>Streptomyces scabiei</em>. Here are some of their portraits:<br><br><em>Bacillus </em>phages <br><br>Manimandiram                    <br>(Kerala, 
    India)                     <br><img src="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/phages/posts/70819/attachments/25480" height="150" width="150" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><br><br>BadBunnyBaby<br>(Baguio City, Philippines)<br><img src="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/phages/posts/70819/attachments/25481" height="150" width="150" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><br><br><br><em>Streptomyces </em>phages <br><br>Slytherin                             <br>(Fulton, MD)                       <br><img src="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/phages/posts/70819/attachments/25482" height="150" width="150" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><br><br>Blululu<br> (UMBC)<br><img src="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/phages/posts/70819/attachments/25483" height="150" width="150" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><br><br>The #PHAGEWARS are on. Who do you think is going to win?<br><br>Make your voice known! Vote here!<br></div>
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<Summary>Our first phage images feature viruses that infect Bacillus thuringiensis and viruses that infect Streptomyces scabiei. Here are some of their portraits:  Bacillus phages...</Summary>
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