Bacteriophages, Part A

This volume, the first of a two-part series, covers topics including historical, ecological and evolutionary considerations, genomics and molecular biology, and interaction of phages with their hosts.

Contributions from leading authoritiesInforms and updates on all the latest developments in the field

1. The role of CRISPR/cas system in the development of bacteriophage resistance Agnieszka Szczepankowska
2. Postcards from the edge: structural genomics of archaeal viruses Mart Krupovic, Malcolm F. White, Patrick Forterre, David Prangishvili
3. Sputnik, a virophage infecting the viral domain of life Christelle Desnues, Mickaël Boyer, Didier Raoult
4. Bacteriophage-encoded bacterial virulence factors and phage-pathogenicity island interactions E. Fidelma Boyd
5. The secret lives of mycobacteriophages Graham F. Hatfull
6. Phage lambda – new insights into regulatory circuits Grzegorz Węgrzyn, Katarzyna Licznerska, Alicja Węgrzyn
7. Bacteriophage electron microscopy Hans-W. Ackermann
8. Structure, assembly, and DNA packaging of the bacteriophage T4 head Lindsay W. Black and Venigalla B. Rao
9. Pseudolysogeny Marcin Łoś, Grzegorz Węgrzyn
10. Role of host factors in bacteriophage f29 DNA replication Daniel Muñoz-Espín, Gemma Serrano-Heras and Margarita Salas