Contemporary Trends in Bacteriophage Research -- Contents -- Preface -- Expert Commentary -- Fighting Fire with Fire - Applying Temperate Phage for Preventing Phage Infection in Food Fermentations -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Research and Review Studies -- Bacteriophages and the Control of Bacteria in Food -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Control of Pathogens "On Farm" -- Control of Pathogens in Foods -- Control of Spoilage Organisms in Foods -- Enhancement of Food Fermentation Processes -- Conclusion -- References -- Prophages within the Bacterial Genomes: Contribution to Bacterial Variability -- Abstract -- Index -- Mobile Genetic Elements (MGE) -- Lysogenic Pathway of Bacteriophages -- Gene Transduction -- Insertion in the Host Chromosome -- Bacterial Genomes and Percent of Prophage Sequences -- Transduction of Virulence Genes -- Transduction of Genes That Enhance Environmental Adaptation -- Bacterial Diversification by Incorporation of Phage Genomes -- References -- Bacteriophage Encoded Murein Hydrolases -- Abstract -- X.1. Introduction -- X.2. Bacteriophages and their Murein Hydrolases -- X.3. Focus on Endolysins -- X.4. A Multitude of Endolysin Applications -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Use of Phage-Battery to Isolate Industrially-Important Rare Actinomycetes -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Phage Specificity and Taxonomic Placement -- 2. Use of Phages as Natural Indicators of Rare Actinomycetes -- 3. Use of Phage as Tools for Selective Isolation of Rare Actinomycetes -- 4. Future Directions -- References -- Inactivation of Viruses with Femtosecond Laser Pulses -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Samples and Methodology -- 3. Experimental Results, Analysis and Discussions -- 4. Theory and Modeling -- 5. The Advantages or Technical Benefits of the Innovation inRelation to the State of the Art.

6. Practical Utility, Benefits and Prospectives -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Experimental Fitness Landscape for Bacteriophage Infectivity -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Theory of Adaptive Walk on the NK Fitness Landscape -- 3.Results of in vitro Evolution -- 4.Estimating the Landscape Parameters from the Experimen-tal Data -- 5.Structure of the Fitness Landscape -- 6.Discussion -- References -- Bacteriophage Intraspecific Cooperation and Defection -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Phage Biology Terms -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Impact of Phage Properties on Bacterial Survival -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Approach -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Phage Display in Brain Tumor Research -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Phage-Derived Delivery Systems to Brain Tumors -- Phage Probes for Brain Tumor Profiling -- Phage Display and Brain Tumors: New Targets and Approaches -- Conclusion -- References -- Deconstructing Chemostats towards Greater Phage-Modeling Precision -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Disambiguating Bacteriophage Pseudolysogeny: An Historical Analysis of Lysogeny, Pseudolysogeny, and the Phage Carrier State -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Impact of Lysogeny on Bacteria with a Focus on Lactic Acid Bacteria -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction to Lysogeny -- 2. Lysogenic Conversion -- 3. Immunity and Other Phage-Encoded Phage Exclusion Systems -- 4. Transduction -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Contribution of Negatively Charged Phosphate and KDO Residues on Lipopolysaccharide to the Binding and Conformational Change of Spike G and H Proteins of Bacteriophage φX174 -- Abstract -- Abbreviations.

Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Mytobacteriophage and Control of Tuberculosis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Mycobacteriophage -- Typing -- Phage Therapy -- Diagnosis -- Alternative Sputum Processing Method for Phage Assays -- Drug Susceptibility Testing -- In Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Contemporary Trends in Bacteriophage Research: Bacteriophage Biocontrol - The Ralstonia Solanacearum Case -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Ralstonia Solanacearum and Bacterial Wilt Disease -- Biocontrol by Bacteriophages -- Diagnosis of Bacterial Wilt -- Biocontrol in Other Phytopathogen Systems -- Future Prospects -- References -- Characterization of Receptor Sites for Bacteriophages PL-1, J-1 and MLC-A Using Two Strains of Lactobacillus Casei -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Usage of Bacteriophage in Display Technology: An Effective Identification of Target-Binding Peptide/Protein from Large Repertoires of Sequences -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Phage Display Systems -- 3. Biopanning Studies -- 4. Studies Related to Phage Display -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Index.