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Measurement of the Rate of Attachment of Bacteriophage to Cells

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Bacteriophages

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 501))

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Practical methods are described for studying the adsorption rate of bacteriophages to cells and the interaction between these viruses and their surface receptors.

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  1. Public Health Agency of Canada, Laboratory for Foodborne Diseases, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Andrew M. Kropinski

  2. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Andrew M. Kropinski

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  1. University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

    Martha R.J. Clokie

  2. Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Andrew M. Kropinski

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Kropinski, A.M. (2009). Measurement of the Rate of Attachment of Bacteriophage to Cells. In: Clokie, M.R., Kropinski, A.M. (eds) Bacteriophages. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 501. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-164-6_15

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-164-6_15

  • Publisher Name: Humana Press

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