Genetics and Molecular Biology of Nucleotide Modifications in Bacteriophages
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2024) | Viewed by 801
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Interests: phage-host interactions; Yersinia virulence; bacteriophage therapy
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Dear Colleagues,
Bacteriophages have been deployed as tools in genetic engineering and biotechnology for many years. They contain the greatest diversity of modified bases so far observed in nature. These modified nucleobases not only include the products of host or bacteriophage-encoded methyltransferases, but also possess more unusual modifications than those seen in the DNAs of other organisms. They also play and will continue to play a key role in the interaction between the phages and their bacterial hosts, and in their co-evolution.
The interest in bacteriophages has increased dramatically, and it appears that we are far from understanding the highly diverse biology of the vast majority of bacteriophages. Part of this puzzle are the modified nucleotides that many bacteriophages incorporate into their genomic DNA.
For this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit original and unpublished research papers, reviews, or short communications covering research topics related to nucleotide modifications in bacteriophages. These may include anything on the topics of methodology, genetics, nucleotide structures, biological roles, or enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of the modifications.
Prof. Dr. Mikael Skurnik
Guest Editor
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