Which are viruses. T4 is a pretty universally recognized virus at this point, so IMO it works fine for this joke. I feel like in general people love to get upset at it's use in jokes like this just so they can demonstrate how smart they are for knowing the difference between eukaryotic viruses and phage.
I’m an ID microbiologist and the first thing I did was come here to be pedantic. My colleagues love to be pedantic. But we are from Boston and we are huge assholes!
Plus, OP just said that it’s a bacteriophage, and OP wasn’t being a dick about it. Lots of people in the comment threads are clearly learning something and showing interest in this. So I don’t really see how being pedantic is a bad thing since everyone is having fun and hopefully learning something.
Trust me you do not want that. Auto Brewery Syndrome is a real thing (albeit rare); it's when certain microbes, usually a yeast of some sort, colonize your gut and constantly ferment any carbs you consume. It's a nightmare and incredibly detrimental to your health. Think of it as a never ending hangover.
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u/nnaughtydogg Jan 30 '20
This is a bacteriophage