👉 In the context of medicine and pharmacology, a gramophantine agent (or bacteriophage) is an artificial bacteriophage that infects bacteria. Gramophantines are typically used to cause disease or disrupt normal cellular functions in human beings by killing or damaging cells. The term "gramophonical" refers to the characteristic feature of a bacteriophage: it has a gram-positive cell structure, which means that it is capable of causing harm through its own growth and reproduction. This characteristic