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| Title |
Bacteriophages and their implications on future biotechnology: a review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Virology Journal, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1743-422x-9-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Irshad Ul Haq, Waqas Nasir Chaudhry, Maha Nadeem Akhtar, Saadia Andleeb, Ishtiaq Qadri |
| Abstract |
Recently it has been recognized that bacteriophages, the natural predators of bacteria can be used efficiently in modern biotechnology. They have been proposed as alternatives to antibiotics for many antibiotic resistant bacterial strains. Phages can be used as biocontrol agents in agriculture and petroleum industry. Moreover phages are used as vehicles for vaccines both DNA and protein, for the detection of pathogenic bacterial strain, as display system for many proteins and antibodies. Bacteriophages are diverse group of viruses which are easily manipulated and therefore they have potential uses in biotechnology, research, and therapeutics. The aim of this review article is to enable the wide range of researchers, scientists, and biotechnologist who are putting phages into practice, to accelerate the progress and development in the field of biotechnology. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 29 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 17% |
| United States | 3 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Cabo Verde | 1 | 3% |
| Egypt | 1 | 3% |
| Philippines | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 13 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 23 | 79% |
| Scientists | 4 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 951 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | <1% |
| United States | 4 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| India | 2 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | <1% |
| Unknown | 920 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 192 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 180 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 121 | 13% |
| Researcher | 70 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 37 | 4% |
| Other | 119 | 13% |
| Unknown | 232 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 259 | 27% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 188 | 20% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 87 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 4% |
| Engineering | 27 | 3% |
| Other | 97 | 10% |
| Unknown | 252 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 84. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 April 2023.
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