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Most viruses are bacteriophages, so I imagine bacteria would run wild!

Aren't bacteria generally much larger than viruses?

Phages don't devour bacteria, they get inside and hijack them, like viruses tend to do with cells.

Sometimes when phages get enough copies inside bacteria. The host will explode and release all phages inside it.

Seems strange to call them that, then; but such is English I suppose.