Article
Isolation, Culture, and Characterization of Bacteriophages
2008-10-15
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Abstract Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that infect bacteria. Phages are the most abundant biological entities on Earth, and have influential effects on every ecosystem. Phage genomes represent a vast gene pool from which bacteria can draw upon for rapid evolution. Since the co‐discovery of phages in 1915 by Frederick Twort and 1917 by Felix d'Herelle, their potential as subjects of laboratory research has be...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8b349051-c9b2-533f-b8e2-121e4dfeaabb
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- 10.1002/9780470089941.et0404s07
