bacteriophage

Also known as bacterial virus, bacteriophages, phage

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A bacteriophage is a virus that infects and replicates inside bacteria by injecting its genetic material into bacterial cells. Bacteriophages are important because understanding their structure and infection cycles helps scientists study how viruses work and may lead to new ways to combat bacterial infections.

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85,027 papers

Bacteriophage Virus-Like Particles: Platforms for Vaccine Design.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024Tumban EDOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3549-0_24
Mechanisms and clinical importance of bacteriophage resistance.ReviewFEMS microbiology reviews · 2022Egido JE, Costa AR, Aparicio-Maldonado C et al.DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuab048
Bacteriophage Production in Compliance with Regulatory Requirements.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024Pirnay JP, Merabishvili M, De Vos D et al.DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3523-0_6
Bacteriophage production processes.ReviewApplied microbiology and biotechnology · 2019Jurač K, Nabergoj D, Podgornik ADOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9527-y
Bacteriophage Receptor Recognition and Nucleic Acid Transfer.ReviewSub-cellular biochemistry · 2024van Raaij MJDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65187-8_17
Bacteriophage's Dualism in Therapy.ReviewTrends in microbiology · 2019Krylov VN, Bourkaltseva MV, Pleteneva EADOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.05.001
Guidelines to Compose an Ideal Bacteriophage Cocktail.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024Merabishvili M, Pirnay JP, De Vos DDOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3523-0_4
Bacteriophage-Encoded DNA Polymerases-Beyond the Traditional View of Polymerase Activities.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022Morcinek-Orłowska J, Zdrojewska K, Węgrzyn ADOI: 10.3390/ijms23020635

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: virus
Image: PhageExterior.svg
Has use: phage therapy

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discoverer or inventor: Félix d'Hérelle
topic's main category: Category:Bacteriophages
Commons category: Bacteriophages
Dewey Decimal Classification (works and editions): 579.26

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Contents

Classification
History
Nobel prizes awarded for phage research
Uses
Phage therapy
Other
Food industry
Water indicators
Diagnostics
Counteracting bioweapons and toxins
Bacterium sensing and identification
Phage display
Antimicrobial drug discovery
Basic research
Agriculture
Detriments
Dairy industry
Replication
Attachment and penetration
Synthesis of proteins and nucleic acid
Virion assembly
Release of virions
Communication
Genome structure
Systems biology
Host resistance and anti-phage defense
Bacteriophage–host symbiosis
In the environment
In humans
Commonly studied bacteriophages
Bacteriophage databases and resources
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a phage (), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. The term is derived . Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have structures that are either simple or elaborate. Their genomes may encode as few as four genes (e.g. MS2) and as many as hundreds of genes. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm.

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