Flint, S.J, Einquist, L.W., Krug, R.M., Racaniello, V. R., Skalka, A. M. 2000. Principles of Virology: Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control. ASM Press, Herndon, VA. This book is written for upper-level undergraduate students. The book focuses on specific topics rather than individual viruses.

Hartwell, L., Hood, L. Goldberg, M., Reynolds, A. Silver, L., and Veres, R.C. 2000. Genetics: From Genes to Genomes. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. St. Louis, MO. A textbook that includes the genetics of bacteria and bacteriophages.

Levy, J., Fraenkel-Conrat, H. and Owens, R. 1994. Virology, 3^rd Ed. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. A text that covers the entire field of virology and focuses on individual viruses.

Maloy, S. Cronan, J. and Freifelder, D. 1994. Microbial Genetics, 2^nd Ed. Jones and Bartlett. Boston, MA. A well-written, lucid textbook that covers the genetics of bacteria and phages. Written for an undergraduates.

Stone, R. 2002. Stalin's Forgotten Cure. Science. 298: 728-731. The story of how bacteriophage therapy pioneered in Russia during Stalin's regime is generating new interest in Western countries as antibiotic resistant organisms become more prevalent.

Voyles, B. 2002. The Biology of Viruses, 2^nd ed. McGraw-Hill. A concise presentation of the biology of viruses.