Microbial fermentation using yeast or bacteria can produce proteins, vitamins, and natural flavors that help foods resemble meat and can reduce reliance on additives.
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Microbial fermentation is a production method applied to generate functional food ingredients for alternative-protein products.
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, typically target only specific bacterial strains, replicate inside those bacteria, and cause the bacteria to burst (lyse); bacteriophages are not harmful to humans.
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General description of bacteriophage biology and host specificity