Nowadays, eating raw meat is no longer a strange habit in many culinary cultures around the world. However, there are certain concerns and impacts on us in terms of food safety.

Bacteria can be infected by tiny viruses called phages. Viruses are not cells, but rather pieces of DNA surrounded by a protein coat. When a bacterium is attacked by a virus, the phages can multiply rapidly until the bacterial coat bursts and releases many new phages, which then attack other bacteria.