Preface

Bacteriophages are widely used in food safety, agriculture, and different therapeutic areas to fight multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria. This book introduces bacteriophage morphology and biology, ecology, use of bacteriophages in oral, superficial, and systemic microbial diseases, tools in bacteriophage detection, and nanotechnology. Written by bacteriophage experts from all over the world, chapters highlight the theoretical and practical insights of this emerging field. This book is an essential guide and useful resource for clinicians, microbiologists, bacteriophage researchers, and dental and medical students.

I would like to thank the authors who contributed to this book. My wholehearted thanks go to Author Service Manager Sara Gojevic-Zrnic and Intech Open, pioneers in the field of medical and scientific publications, for taking up this work for publication.

> **Dr. Sonia Bhonchal Bhardwaj** Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Science and Hospital, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Section 1

Introduction to Bacteriophages
