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'''Bacteriophages''' are minimal life forms who depend on the bacteria they infect in order to support their replication and entire life cycle. They are, in fact, total parasites of the procarayotic cell, much like the viruses of the eucarayotic organism. | '''Bacteriophages''' are minimal [[life]] forms who depend on the [[bacteria]] they infect in order to support their [[replication]] and entire [[life cycle]]. They are, in fact, total [[parasite|parasites]] of the procarayotic cell, much like the [[virus|viruses]] of the eucarayotic organism. | ||
Bacteriophages have great unexploited potential in curing bacteria infection, surface sterilization, and wound/burns treatment. | Bacteriophages have great unexploited potential in curing [[bacteria infection]], [[surface sterilization]], and wound/burns treatment. | ||
Bacteriophages has much use in research and biotechnology application such as generalized transduction (phage P! and phage P22) and specialized transduction (phage lambda). | Bacteriophages has much use in research and [[biotechnology]] application such as generalized transduction (phage P! and phage P22) and specialized transduction (phage lambda). | ||
Bacteriophages could be the answer to the increasing rate of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacterium. | Bacteriophages could be the answer to the increasing rate of [[antibiotic resistance]] among [[pathogenic bacteria|pathogenic bacterium]]. | ||
Some of the main phages which are known today are: | Some of the main phages which are known today are: | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 8 April 2007
Bacteriophages are minimal life forms who depend on the bacteria they infect in order to support their replication and entire life cycle. They are, in fact, total parasites of the procarayotic cell, much like the viruses of the eucarayotic organism.
Bacteriophages have great unexploited potential in curing bacteria infection, surface sterilization, and wound/burns treatment.
Bacteriophages has much use in research and biotechnology application such as generalized transduction (phage P! and phage P22) and specialized transduction (phage lambda).
Bacteriophages could be the answer to the increasing rate of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacterium.
Some of the main phages which are known today are: T4 T7 X Lambda P1 P2 P4 P22 M2S Mu