Frederick Twort

Frederick Twort was a British bacteriologist who, in 1915, discovered that certain viruses could infect and destroy bacteria. This groundbreaking insight was an early step toward understanding bacteriophages—viruses that target bacteria—which later became important tools in medicine and genetic research. Twort's work laid the foundation for using viruses to combat bacterial infections, offering potential alternatives to antibiotics. His discovery significantly advanced microbiology and our understanding of microbial interactions.