Application of Therapeutic Phages in Medicine

Abstract

Bacteriophages have received attention as biological control agents since their discovery and recently theirvalue as tools has been further emphasized in many different fields of microbiology. Particularly, in drug designand development programs, phage and prophage genomics provide the field with new insights.Bacteriophages reveals information on the organisms ranging from their biology to their applications inagriculture and medicine. Contributors address a variety of topics capturing information on advancingtechnologies in the field. The book starts with the biology and classification of bacteriophages with subsequentchapters addressing phage infections in industrial processes and their use as therapeutic or biocontrol agents.Microbiologists, biotechnologists, agricultural, biomedical and sanitary engineers will find Bacteriophagesinvaluable as a solid resource and reference book