In this article we will discuss about the history of bacteriophages. In 1896, for the first time, Ernest Hankin (a British bacteriologist) reported for the presence of antibacterial activity (against Vibrio cholerae) in the waters of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in India. He suggested that an unidentified substance (which passed through fine porcelain filters […]
History of Bacteriophages | Microbiology
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Bacteriophage Typing of Various Serotypes | Microbiology
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In this article we will discuss about the bacteriophage typing of various serotypes. 1. Bacteriophage Typing of S. typhi: This is done by determining the sensitivity of the culture to a series of variants of a single phage, Vi-phage II, which have been adapted to the different types of typhoid bacillus. In 1938, Craigie and […]
Phage Mu: Structure, Genetic Map and Life Cycle | Microbiology
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In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Structure of Phage Mu 2. Genetic Map of Phage Mu 3. Life Cycle of Phage Mu 4. The Targets of Transposase. Phage Mu is also known as ‘bacteriophage Mu’. Since it infects the members of enterobacteria, it is also called ‘enterobacteria phage Mu’. It belongs to the […]
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