Bacteriophages in Biotechnology
A special issue of Applied Microbiology (ISSN 2673-8007).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 1131
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biology of bacteriophages; biodiversity of bacteriophages; regulation of bacteriophage development; regulation of phage gene expression; control of phage DNA replication; phage therapy; phages bearing genes of toxins; bacteriophage genomics
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Bacteriophages have been used as tools in genetic engineering and biotechnology for many years. In fact, the first gene cloning vectors were based on modified bacteriophages, and phage-derived genetic elements, like promoters and genes coding for regulatory proteins, have been widely used in expression vectors and for various biotechnological purposes. Still, bacteriophages are sources of sophisticated systems useful in various fields of applied microbiology and biotechnology. Therefore, this Special Issue is devoted to publishing original research and review articles on various aspects of the use of bacteriophages and elements of their genomes in biotechnology. Topics of interest include but are not restricted to novel phage-related cloning and expression vectors, the practical use of phage-encoded proteins, and the applications of phage-display systems.
Dr. Alicja Wegrzyn
Guest Editor
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