Exploring the risks of phage application in the environment

Interest in using bacteriophages to control the growth and spread of bacterial pathogens is being revived in the wake of widespread antibiotic resistance. However, little is known about the ecological effects that high concentrations of phages in the environment might have on natural microbial commu...

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Main Authors: Sean eMeaden, Britt eKoskella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00358/full