01870nam 2200373 450 991068830210332120230629214014.0(CKB)5400000000040831(NjHacI)995400000000040831(EXLCZ)99540000000004083120230629d2020 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBacteriophages perspectives and future /edited by Renos SavvaLondon :IntechOpen,[2020]©20201 online resource (142 pages) illustrations1-83880-447-1 Includes bibliographical references.Bacteriophages are viruses that utilise bacterial cells as factories for their own propagation and as safe havens for their genomic material. They are capable of equipping bacteria with properties that bestow environmental advantages. They are also capable of specifically and efficiently killing bacteria.Bacteriophages are resilient in a wide diversity of environments, presumed to be as ancient as life itself, and are estimated to be the most numerous biological entities on the planet. Their overarching capacity to survive via molecular adaptation is supported by an arsenal of encoded enzymatic tools, which also enabled biotechnology. This volume includes contributions that describe bacteriophages as nanomachines, genetic engineers, and also as medicines and technologies of the future, including relevant production and process issues.Bacteriophages BacteriophagesBacteriophages.579.26Savva RenosNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910688302103321Bacteriophages1039287UNINA