Following infection, the bacteriophage hijacks the bacterium's cellular machinery to prevent it from producing bacterial components and instead forces the cell to produce viral components.

Bacteriophages, natural "predators" of bacteria ... An accurate understanding of their components will help make sure they are safe for humans. More information: Polina Iarema et al, Sxt1 ...

Viruses that infect bacterial cells are called bacteriophages. Their main goal is to produce more bacteriophages by injecting their genome into a bacterial host cell, using the host cell machinery ...