<p>Bacteriophages (briefly, “phages”) are viruses which target bacteria, and are non-infectious to eukaryotic cells. It is estimated that more than 30 billion phages cross into the human body from the gut each day1, and eventually need to be cleared from the blood circulation. The liver plays a central role in pathogen clearance, and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs), which form the lining ...