chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Bacteriophage Research Early History -- chapter 3 Basic Phage Biology -- chapter 4 Bacteriophage Classification -- chapter 5 Genomics and Evolution of Tailed Phages -- chapter 6 Phage Ecology -- chapter 7 Molecular Mechanisms of Phage Infection -- chapter 8 Bacteriophages and Bacterial Virulence -- chapter 9 Phage for the Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria -- chapter 10 Control of Bacteriophages in Industrial Fermentations -- chapter 11 Phage as Vectors and Targeted Delivery Vehicles -- chapter 12 The Use of Phage Lytic Enzymes to Control Bacterial Infections -- chapter 13 Phage Therapy in Animals and Agribusiness.