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Bacterial Viruses and Hosts: Influence of Culturable State

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Nonculturable Microorganisms in the Environment

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Many fundamental advances in molecular biology have resulted from the study of interactions between bacteriophages and their bacterial hosts. These advances include confirmation that DNA is the carrier of genetic information (16), the discovery of messenger RNA as the intermediate between DNA and protein (15), and the discovery of restriction endonucleases (2), a prerequisite for the growth of genetic engineering and biotechnology.

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Robb, F.T., Hill, R.T. (2000). Bacterial Viruses and Hosts: Influence of Culturable State. In: Colwell, R.R., Grimes, D.J. (eds) Nonculturable Microorganisms in the Environment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0271-2_11

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