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Bacteriophage: Structure, Replication and Uses

June 22, 2020 Acharya Tankeshwar 0

Bacteriophages “bacteria-eater” are infectious agents that replicate as obligate intracellular parasites in bacteria with high selectivity. They are the powerful regulators of bacterial populations in natural ecosystems and are found in the soils, plants, rivers, […]

Phage typing method: Principle, Procedure and Results

March 5, 2020 Acharya Tankeshwar 2

Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are viruses that attack bacteria. Depending on the method of replication phages can be broadly classified as virulent phages (replicate via lytic pathway) and temperate phage (replicate via both lytic […]