Bacteriophages

<p>1 Bacteriophage Biology</p>

<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Structure and function of bacteriophages</p>

<p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bacteriophage infection and lysis</p>

<p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lysogeny</p>

<p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transduction</p>

<p>5. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Genetics and genomics of bacteriophages</p><p>6. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Bacteriophage discovery and genomics</p><p>7. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Host resistance and bacteriophage counter-resistance</p><p>8. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Bacteriophage ecology, population biology and biotechnology</p><p>9. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Bacteriophage pharmacology and immunology</p><p>10. &nbsp; &nbsp; Bacteriophage as biocontrol agents</p><p><br></p><p>2 History of Bacteriophages</p>

<p>1. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The discovery of bacteriophages and the historical context</p>

2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Early therapeutic and other uses of bacteriophages<p></p> 3. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Interregnum and renaissance of bacteriophages<p></p>

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<p>3 Bacteriophage Technology</p>

<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Isolation of bacteriophages</p>

<p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bacteriophage use in molecular biology and biotechnology</p>

<p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Detection of bacteriophage: Plaques and plaque assay</p>

4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Detection of bacteriophage: Statistical asoects of plaque assay<p></p>

<p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Detection of bacteriophage: Electron &nbsp;microscopy and visualisation</p>

<p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Detection of bacteriophage: Sequence-based systems</p><p>7. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Detection of bacteriophages: Mass spectroscopy and novel approaches</p><p>8. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Use of bacteriophages as detection agents</p><p>9. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Phages in nanotechnology: History and future</p>10. &nbsp; &nbsp; Intellectual property issues for bacteriophages<p></p><p>11. &nbsp; &nbsp; Optimisation of host strains in bacteriophage production</p><p>12. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Manufacture of bacteriophages</p>

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<p>4 Agriculture, Food and Environmental Use of Bacteriophages</p>

<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Environmental hygiene and bacteriophages</p>

<p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Industrial processes and biofilm applications of bacteriophages</p>

3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Crop use of bacteriophages<p></p>

<p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Food safety and bacteriophages</p>

<p>5. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Bacteriophage utilization in animal hygiene</p>

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<p>5 Therapeutic use of Bacteriophages</p>

<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Summary of current Eastern Europe phage use</p>

<p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The use of bacteriophages in veterinary therapy</p>3. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;GM and non-replicating bacteriophage<p></p>

<p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enzybiotics: lysins and bacteriocins</p>

<p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phage display &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phages as carriers</p>

<p>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Regulatory aspects of bacteriophage therapy &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>8. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Clinical trials of bacteriophage therapeutics</p>

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