Table 1. Difference between phage and antibiotics

	Bacteriophage	Antibiotics
Specificity	High specificity	Little specificity
Dosage	Auto-dosage	Fixed dosage
Side effects	Little side effects	Multiple side effects
Replication	Self-replication	No replication
Resistance	Phage-resistance bacteria remains susceptible to other phages	Resistance is not limited to target bacteria
Application	Can penetrate biofilms	Cannot penetrate biofilms
Host range	Narrow host range	Wide host range
Cost	Cost-efficient	Time and cost consuming