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. 2005 May;3(5):e182.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030182. Epub 2005 May 17.

The third age of phage

Nicholas H Mann  1
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The third age of phage

Nicholas H Mann. PLoS Biol. 2005 May.

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.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. An Image from an Epifluorescence Microscope of Seawater Stained with the Dye SYBR Green to Reveal the Bacterial Cells and Smaller Viral Particles
(Image: Jed Fuhrman)
Figure 2
Figure 2. A Transmission Electron Microscope Image of the Synechococcus Phage S-PM2
(Image: Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann)
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