Genetically modified filamentous phage as bactericidal agents: A pilot study

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 318-323

  Hagens, S ^a   Bläsi, Udo ^a  

^a Vienna Biocenter   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage therapy; Lysis; Restrictionendonuclease

Indexed keywords

ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ENCODING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SIGNAL ENCODING;

BACTERICIDAL AGENT; BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY; CELL LYSIS; ENCODINGS; FILAMENTOUS PHAGE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HOST CELLS; LYSE; PILOT STUDIES; RESTRICTIONENDONUCLEASE;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERICIDE; ENDONUCLEASE; ENDOTOXIN;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DNA MODIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0141762466     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01400.x     Document Type: Article

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