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Mycobacteriophages

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Hatfull, Graham F.·2018·Microbiology Spectrum

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Mycobacteriophages are viruses that infect mycobacterial hosts. A large number of mycobacteriophages have been isolated and genomically characterized, providing insights into viral diversity and evolution, as well as fueling development of tools for mycobacterial genetics. Mycobacteriophages have intimate relationships with their hosts and provide insights into the genetics and physiology of the mycobacteria and tools for potential clinical applications such as drug development, diagnosis, vaccines, and potentially therapy.

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  • Isolated phages have provided important genetic tools such as site-specific integration systems, gene delivery by transduction, and recombineering.

    “Although it is beyond the scope of this review, isolated phages have provided many important genetic tools such as site-specific integration systems, gene delivery by transduction, and recombineering (175, 176).”

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  1. [4]Grange JM. 1975 Proceedings: Bacteriophage typing of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated in south-east england. J Med Microbiol 8: ix (2). 806685

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Authors
Hatfull, G. F.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Hatfull, Graham F.
Venue
Microbiology Spectrum
Published
2018-09-07
Volume
6
Issue
5
ISSN
2165-0497 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4211126430
Cited by
112
References
135
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 5
FWCI
0.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Microbiology Spectrum (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM116884)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Keywords
mycobacteriophages, mycobacteria, phage-host interactions, phage genomics, phage evolution, phage therapy, phage display, drug development, vaccines
MeSH terms
Phage Therapy, DNA, Viral, Humans, Mycobacteriaceae, Mycobacteriophages, Genome, Viral, Host-Pathogen Interactions

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