Bacteriophages
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The rapid global rise of multi-drug resistant bacteria has renewed interest in the utilisation of bacteriophages as therapeutic antibacterial agents in humans and animals. As viruses that only replicate within bacterial hosts, bacteriophages are non-pathogenic to eukaryotes. They are also the most ubiquitous, abundant, and diverse organic entities on the planet; and remarkably amenable to molecular engineering via genetic manipulation or chemical modification. The repertoire of bacteriophage applications has expanded exponentially in recent years. In addition to phage therapy, these applications include drug delivery, vaccines, food production, pollution remediation and wastewater treatment.
This collection welcomes original research on bacteriophages and their applications in medicine, food and biotechnology.
Editors
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Longzhu Cui
Jichi Medical University, Japan
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Kotaro Kiga
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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Kiran Kondabagil
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
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Alicja Węgrzyn
Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
