Dr Giuseppe Aprea - Bacteriophages: The Good Guys of the Virus World
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In this episode Dr Aleks Marsh and Dr Alan Mullan welcome special guest, Dr Guiseppe Aprea who is an Official Veterinary Officer at the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Abruzzo and Molise, Teramo in Italy. We discuss Bacteriophages and ask Giuseppe – what are bacteriophages? And why are these “good guys of the virus world” important for applications such as alternative to antibiotics or for gene therapy?
Find out more about Giuseppe’s research into food borne bacterial and viral pathogens and also how their Institute became involved in battling COVID-19 through the pandemic in Northern Italy.
Website - http://www.izs.it/IZS/Engine/RAServePG.php/P/250010010603/L/0
LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/giuseppe-aprea-7b869363
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