Fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections

Bacteriophages are viruses of bacteria that are used for controlling bacterial food-borne pathogens and have been proposed for more extensive usage in infection control. Protists are now recognised to harbour viruses and virus-like particles. We propose that investigation of their prevalence in para...

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Main Authors: Hyman, Paul, Atterbury, Robert J., Barrow, Paul
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Published: Elsevier 2013
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45247/
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description Bacteriophages are viruses of bacteria that are used for controlling bacterial food-borne pathogens and have been proposed for more extensive usage in infection control. Protists are now recognised to harbour viruses and virus-like particles. We propose that investigation of their prevalence in parasites be intensified. We also propose that such viruses might be considered for virotherapy to control certain parasite infections of man and animals.
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spelling nottingham-452472020-05-04T20:19:17Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45247/ Fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections Hyman, Paul Atterbury, Robert J. Barrow, Paul Bacteriophages are viruses of bacteria that are used for controlling bacterial food-borne pathogens and have been proposed for more extensive usage in infection control. Protists are now recognised to harbour viruses and virus-like particles. We propose that investigation of their prevalence in parasites be intensified. We also propose that such viruses might be considered for virotherapy to control certain parasite infections of man and animals. Elsevier 2013-05 Article PeerReviewed Hyman, Paul, Atterbury, Robert J. and Barrow, Paul (2013) Fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections. Trends in Microbiology, 21 (5). pp. 215-220. ISSN 1878-4380 parasite; protists; protozoan; virus; bacteriophage; virotherapy; phage therapy http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966842X1300036X doi:10.1016/j.tim.2013.02.006 doi:10.1016/j.tim.2013.02.006
spellingShingle parasite; protists; protozoan; virus; bacteriophage; virotherapy; phage therapy
Hyman, Paul
Atterbury, Robert J.
Barrow, Paul
Fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections
title Fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections
title_full Fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections
title_fullStr Fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections
title_full_unstemmed Fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections
title_short Fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections
title_sort fleas and smaller fleas: virotherapy for parasite infections
topic parasite; protists; protozoan; virus; bacteriophage; virotherapy; phage therapy
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45247/
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