Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

Projektnummer

0064491

Zusammenfassung

Glyphosate, a common herbicide, is known to have off-targets effects on various organisms including those on bacteria. Bacteriophages - viruses that infect bacteria - are the most abundant form of life on Earth that play a critical role in the ecosystems health. Yet, there has been virtually no research into whether glyphosate may affect bacteriophages - despite the fact that both life forms are highly abundant in the environment. This project seeks to understand whether, to what extent and how glyphosate inactivates temperate bacteriophages and thus influences their life cycle, and wh...