Single-stranded RNA phages : From molecular biology to nanotechnology (Hardcover)

Introduction. 1. History and general properties. 2. Taxonomy. 3. Male specificity, hosts, and natural distribution. 4. Cultivation and preparative biotechnological aspects. 5. Inactivation. 6. Genome organization. 7. Structure of the phage RNA. 8. Genetic studies of RNA phages. 9. RNA phage proteins: coat protein. 10. RNA phage proteins: A protein. 11. RNA phage proteins: replicase protein. 12. RNA phage proteins: lysis protein. 13. Spatial structure of RNA phage particles. 14. Antigenicity and immunogenicity of RNA phages. 15. Translation and genetic code. 16. Replication. 17. Evolutionary experiments. 18. Homologous and heterologous expression of the RNA phage genes. 19. Chimeric virus-like particles. 20. RNA phage VLP-based vaccines. 21. Nonvaccine VLP applications. 22. Non-VLP applications. 23. Environmental applications: water, food, biomedical safety. 24. General conclusions and future perspectives.