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Minimization and Prevention of Phage Infections in Bioprocesses

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Microbial Metabolic Engineering

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 834))

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Phage infections in bacterial bioprocesses constitute one of the most devastating threats to the productivity of the biotechnology facilities. There are several factors, which can decide if an infection would occur, and if it would turn into an outbreak and heavy contamination of the production facility. This issue is discussed on the basis of literature survey and experience of Phage Consultants.

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This work was partially supported by the European Union within European Regional Development Fund, through grant Innovative Economy (POIG.01.01.02-00-008/08).

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    Marcin Los

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Los, M. (2012). Minimization and Prevention of Phage Infections in Bioprocesses. In: Cheng, Q. (eds) Microbial Metabolic Engineering. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 834. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-483-4_19

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