Bacteriophages and pathogenicity: more than just providing a toxin?
An increasing number of pathogenicity factors carried by bacteriophages have been discovered. This review considers bacteriophage-bacterium interaction and its relation to disease processes. We discuss the search for new bacteriophage-associated pathogenicity factors, with emphasis on recent advances brought by the use of genomic sequence data and the techniques of genomic epidemiology.
Tinsley
Colin R
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Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaire, UMR1238 INRA/INA-PG/CNRS, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, 78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France. tinsley@grignon.inra.fr
Bille
Emmanuelle
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Nassif
Xavier
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000821:virology*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics*; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D039002:Prophages / Q000235:genetics*; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D037521:Virulence Factors