Alternative bacteriophage life cycles: the carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni
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Alternative bacteriophage life cycles: the carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni
Members of the genus Campylobacter are frequently responsible for human enteric disease, often through consumption of contaminated poultry products. Bacteriophages are viruses that have the potential to control pathogenic bacteria, but understanding their complex life cycles is key to their successful exploitation. Treatment of Campylobacter jejuni biofilms with bacteriophages led to the discov...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Biology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2046-2441
DOI: 10.1098/rsob.130200