Article
Contained use of Bacteriophages: Risk Assessment and Biosafety Recommendations
2010-03-01
Abstract excerpt
Bacteriophages are bacterial viruses and consist of a single- or double-stranded DNA or RNA protected by a protein capsid. They are able to infect bacteria by injecting their nucleic acids inside the host. The viruses multiply and induce lysis of the host cell, or they are stabilized as prophage, either inserted in the bacterial genome or as independent plasmid molecules. Bacteriophages represent the most numerous...
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- 6f511600-ce0f-5fa5-892f-0a2bc5c8e428
- DOI
- 10.1177/153567601001500106