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Author:   Matthew K Waldor ,  David I Friedman ,  Sankar L Adhya
Publisher:   American Society for Microbiology
Imprint:   American Society for Microbiology
Dimensions:   Width: 18.60cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 26.30cm
Weight:   1.148kg
ISBN:  

9781555813079

ISBN 10:   1555813070
Pages:   468
Publication Date:   27 September 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents Part I. Setting the Stage: General Information 1. History of Phage Research and Phage Therapy, William C. Summers 2. Phage Biology, Richard Calendar and Ross Inman 3. Lysogeny, Prophage Induction, and Lysogenic Conversion, John W. Little 4. Bacteriophage Evolution and the Role of Phages in Host Evolution, Roger W. Hendrix 5. Phage Ecology and Bacterial Pathogenesis, Mya Breitbart, Forest Rohwer and Stephan T. Abedon 6. Phage Lysis, Ry Young Part II. The Core of the Issue: Phage Contribution to Virulence 7. Lambdoid Phages and Shiga Toxin, Jessica S. Tyler, Jonathan Livny, and David I. Friedman 8. The Prophage Arsenal of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium, Lionello Bossi and Nara Figueroa-Bossi 9. Virulence-Linked Bacteriophages of Pathogenic Vibrios, Brigid M. Davis and Matthew K. Waldor 10. Bordetella Phages, A. Hodes, S. Doulatov, and J. F. Miller 11. Mycoplasma Phages, Kevin Dybvig, Anh-Hue Tu, and Brenda Clapper 12. Mycobacteriophages: Pathogenesis and Applications, Graham F. Hatfull 13. Phages and Bacterial Vaginosis, Lin Tao, Sylvia I. Pavlova, and Ali O. Kilic 14. Bacteriophages Encoding Botulinum and Diphtheria Toxins, Eric A. Johnson 15. Staphylococcal Phages, Avery M. Matthews and Richard P. Novick 16. The Contribution of Phages to Group A Streptococcus Genetic Diversity and Pathogenesis, David J. Banks, Stephen B. Beres, and James M. Musser 17. Pneumococcal Phages, Pedro Garcia, Jose L. Garcia, Rubens Lopez, and Ernesto Garcia 18. Listeria Phages: Basics and Applications, Martin J. Loessner and Catherine E. D. Rees Part III. Utility of Phage: Direct Application to Technology 19. Recombineering in Prokaryotes, Lynn C. Thomason, Richard S. Myers, Amos Oppenheim, Nina Costantino, James A. Sawitzke, Simanti Datta, Mikhail Bubunenko, and Donald L. Court 20. Polysaccharide-Degrading Phages, Dean Scholl and Carl Merril 21. Phage Display: a Molecular Fashion Show, Amita Gupta, Amos B. Oppenheim, and Vijay K. Chaudhary 22. The Use of Phages in Therapy and Bacterial Detection, Michael McKinstry and Rotem Edgar

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