Phage ecology
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Phage ecology
（Wiley series in ecological and applied microbiology）
Wiley, c1987
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"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
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Description
This book explores the distribution, fate and ecology of phage in the environment and points up the important applications of this information. The text begins with an historical overview, followed by a discussion of the current state of phage taxonomy. Next is covered the distribution patterns and fate of phage in diverse environments, eg soil, fresh water, marine water and water and wastewater treatment plants. Factors that can influence the numbers and activity of phage populations, eg host and phage density, association of a phage with solids, presence of organic matter, temperature, pH, ultraviolet and visible light, concentration and types of ions present, and the metabolic activities of bacteria other than the phage host are examined. One chapter is devoted to the occurrence and implications of phage in various industries, eg dairy, wine, sausage and antibiotic industries.
Table of Contents
History and Basic Properties of Bacterial Viruses (D. Duckworth). Bacteriophage Taxonomy (J. Coetzee). Distribution of Coliphages in the Environment: General Considerations (K. Furuse). Ecology of Phage in Freshwater Environments (S. Farrah). Ecology of Marine Bacteriophages (K. Moebus). Ecology of Soil Bacteriophages (S. Williams, et al). Fate of Bacteriophages in Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants (G. Bitton). Phage as Indicators of Fecal Pollution (C. Gerba). Bacteriophages of Industrial Importance (M. Sanders). Cyanophage Ecology (R. Cannon). Methods in Phage Ecology (S. Goyal). Bacteriophages in Foods (J. Kennedy and G. Bitton). Index.
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