Bacteriophages: an overview of the control strategies against multiple bacterial infections in different fields

Abstract excerpt

Bacteriophages (phages/viruses) need host bacteria to replicate and propagate. Primarily, a bacteriophage contains a head/capsid to encapsidate the genetic material. Some phages contain tails. Phages encode endolysins to hydrolyze bacterial cell wall. The two main classes of phages are lytic or virulent and lysogenic or temperate. In comparison with antibiotics, to deal with bacterial infections, phage therapy is...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
• Share to Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
• Share to Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology