title: Introduction to vectors derived from filamentous phages.
abstract: Many vectors in current use are derived from filamentous phages. These vectors are used because DNA inserted into them can be recovered in two forms: double-stranded circles and single-stranded circles. This overview unit describes the lifecycle of filamentous phages along with the development and use of filamentous phage vectors.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Greenstein
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brent
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods*; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D017912:Inovirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods*