title: The third age of phage.
abstract: The third age of phage has begun with the recognition that phages may be key to the great planetary biogeochemical cycles and represent the greatest potential genetic resource in the biosphere.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom. N.H.Mann@warwick.ac.uk
authors.forename: Nicholas H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004261:DNA Replication; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D014773:Virology / Q000639:trends*