TY - CHAP AU - Beatriz del Río AU - María Cruz Martín AU - Víctor Ladero AU - Noelia Martínez AU - Daniel M. Linares AU - María Fernández AU - Miguel A. Alvarez ED - Ipek Kurtboke Y1 - 2012-03-14 PY - 2012 T1 - Bacteriophages in Dairy Industry: PCR Methods as Valuable Tools N2 - Bacteriophages have received attention as biological control agents since their discovery and recently their value as tools has been further emphasized in many different fields of microbiology. Particularly, in drug design and development programs, phage and prophage genomics provide the field with new insights. Bacteriophages reveals information on the organisms ranging from their biology to their applications in agriculture and medicine. Contributors address a variety of topics capturing information on advancing technologies in the field. The book starts with the biology and classification of bacteriophages with subsequent chapters addressing phage infections in industrial processes and their use as therapeutic or biocontrol agents. Microbiologists, biotechnologists, agricultural, biomedical and sanitary engineers will find Bacteriophages invaluable as a solid resource and reference book. BT - Bacteriophages SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/34543 DO - 10.5772/34543 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -