The Third Age of Phage
Open Access
- 17 May 2005
- journal article
- primer
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 3 (5) , e182
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030182
Abstract
The third age of phage has begun with the recognition that phages may be key to the great planetary biogeochemical cycles and represent the greatest potential genetic resource in the biosphere.Keywords
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