On uncovering and understanding interactions between bacteriophages and bacteria

Abstract

Table of contents 1 General introduction and thesis outline 2 Evolution of BACON domain tandem repeats in crAssphage and novel gut bacteriophage lineages 3 Molecular and evolutionary determinants of bacteriophage host range 4 Adsorption sequencing as a rapid method to link environmental bacteriophages to hosts 5 Development of styrene maleic acid lipid particles (SMALPs) as a tool for studies of phage-host interactions 6