Bacteriophages - 9781071635513

BacteriophagesMethods and Protocols\nAuthor(s): Ebenezer Tumban\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., United States\nImprint: Humana\nISBN-13: 9781071635513, 978-1071635513\nSynopsis\nThis volume provides detailed protocols for the isolation, enumeration, characterization of diverse bacteriophages, including both small and jumbo bacteriophages, from soil, fecal, municipal wastewater, and from food niche samples. Chapters highlight the diversity of bacteriophages in different environments, quantifications using culture and molecular techniques, protocols for isolation, interaction of bacteriophage proteins with host cells, and how to use bacteriophages to transfer foreign genetic elements to bacterial strains. In addition to the above, chapters feature the application of bacteriophages/bacteriophage-derived products. Written in the highly successfulMethods in Molecular Biologyseries format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of nec.