Bacterial Viruses
A section of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915).
Section Information
The section ‘Bacterial Viruses’ covers both bacteriophages and archaeal viruses. The topics include mechanistic studies of phage structure, phage evolution, gene expression and regulation, genome replication, virion assembly, phage–host interactions, phage therapy, and other phage applications.
Please note that we aim not to publish papers that report the phage sequence annotation accompanied only by the conventional characterization of the phage, such as TEM image, phylogeny, pH and temperature stability, host range, and single-step growth curves. More complete stories are requested with additional data on one or all of the following: experimental identification of the phage receptor, proteomic analysis of the phage particle-associated proteins, transcriptomics (RNA-seq) on phage-infected bacteria, and experimental identification of phage promoters. As an exception, Bacterial Viruses will consider short communications equivalent to “genome announcements” on novel isolated phages, particularly those that infect obscure hosts or difficult-to-work-with hosts.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Discovery, Classification, and Early Research on the Lipid-Containing, Double-Stranded RNA Bacteriophage φ6 (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Inoviruses (Deadline: 24 December 2024)
- Bacteriophage Lytic Proteins (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Phage-Bacteria Interplay in Health and Disease, Second Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Structural Biology of Bacteriophages (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Bacteriophage-Based Biocontrol in Agriculture, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Dual Nature of Bacteriophages: Friends or Enemies in Food Industry? (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Biotechnological Applications of Phage and Phage-Derived Proteins 2025 (Deadline: 17 March 2025)
- Phage Display in Cancer Diagnosis and Screening (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Phage Cocktails: Promising Approaches against Infections (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: