Bacteriophage Applications - Historical Perspective and Future Potential

✍ Scribed by Jessica Nicastro, Shirley Wong, Zahra Khazaei, Peggy Lam, Jonathan Blay, Roderick A. Slavcev (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 88
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explores key applications of phage biotechnology and reviews recent advances in phage display technologies. The applications covered were selected on the basis of their significance and representativeness in the field.

The small size and enormous diversity of bacteriophages make them ideal candidates for numerous applications across many industries. Since the discovery of phages and the advent of phage display systems, considerable attention has been focused on the development of novel therapeutic and industrial applications. Recent studies combine the genomic flexibility of phages with phage display systems in order to generate modified phages for targeted delivery.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Overview of Bacteriophage Lifecycles and Applications....Pages 1-8
Phage for Biocontrol....Pages 9-19
Phage Device Coatings....Pages 21-28
Bacteriophages Functionalized for Gene Delivery and the Targeting of Gene Networks....Pages 29-38
Phage Probiotics....Pages 39-58
Phage for Biodetection....Pages 59-67
Phage-Mediated Immunomodulation....Pages 69-82

✦ Subjects

Biochemical Engineering;Combinatorial Libraries;Gene Expression