Phages : their role in bacterial pathogenesis and biotechnology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Waldor, Matthew K., Friedman, David I., Adhya, Sankar Lal
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2005]
Subjects:	Bacteriophages > genetics. Bacteriophages > pathogenicity. Biotechnology.

Table of Contents:

History of phage research and phage therapy
Phage biology
Lysogeny, prophage induction, and lysogenic conversion
Bacteriophage evolution and the role of phages in host evolution
Phage ecology and bacterial pathogenesis
Phage lysis
Lambdoid phages and shiga toxin
Prophage arsenal of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium
Virulence-linked bacteriophages of pathogenic vibrios
Bordetella phages
Mycoplasma phages
Mycobacteriophages : pathogenesis and applications
Phages and bacterial vaginosis
Bacteriophages encoding botulinum and diphtheria toxins
Staphylococcal phages
Contribution of phages to group A Streptococcus genetic diversity and pathogenesis
Pneumococcal phages
Listeria phages : basics and applications
Recombineering in prokaryotes
Polysaccharide-degrading phages
Phage display : a molecular fashion show
Use of phages in therapy and bacterial detection