Phages : their role in bacterial pathogenesis and biotechnology / Matthew K. Waldor, David I. Friedman, and Sankar L. Adhya, editors.

Other author Waldor, Matthew K.
Other author Friedman, David I.
Other author Adhya, Sankar Lal.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxvii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents History of phage research and phage therapy / William C. Summers -- Phage biology / Richard Calendar and Ross Inman -- Lysogeny, prophage induction, and lysogenic conversion / John W. Little -- Bacteriophage evolution and the role of phages in host evolution / Roger W. Hendrix -- Phage ecology and bacterial pathogenesis / Mya Breitbart, Forest Rohwer and Stephen T. Abedon -- Phage lysis / Ry Young -- Lambdoid phages and shiga toxin -- Jessica S. Tyler, Jonathan Livny, and David I. Friedman -- Prophage arsenal of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium / Lionello Bossi and Nara Figueroa-Bossi -- Virulence-linked bacteriophages of pathogenic vibrios / Brigid M. Davis and Matthew K. Waldor -- Bordetella phages / A. Hodes, S. Doulatov and J.F. Miller -- Mycoplasma phages / Kevin Dybvig, Anh-Hue Tu, and Brenda Clapper -- Mycobacteriophages: pathogenesis and applications / Graham F. Hatfull -- Phages and bacterial vaginosis / Lin Tao, Sylvia I. Pavlova and Ali O. Kiliç -- Bacteriophages encoding botulinum and diphtheria toxins / Eric A. Johnson -- Staphylococcal phages / Avery M. Matthews and Richard P. Novick -- Contribution of phages to group A streptococcus genetic diversity and pathogenesis / David J. Banks, Stephen B. Beres, and James M. Musser -- Pneumococcal phages / Pedro García ... [et al.] -- Listeria phages: basics and applications / Martin J. Loessner and Catherine E.D. Rees -- Recombineering in prokaryotes / Lynn C. Thomason ... [et al.] -- Polysaccharide-degrading phages / Dean Scholl and Carl Merril -- Phage display: a molecular fashion show / Amita Gupta, Amos B. Oppenheim, and Vijay K. Chaudhary -- Use of phages in therapy and bacterial detection / Michael McKinstry and Rotem Edgar.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005002698
ISBN1555813070 :

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Laupus Books - Stacks QW 161 P535 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold