Studies on the Electrical Charge of Bacteriophage

Abstract

The electrical charge was de-termined by noting the tendency of bacteriophage to climb with water in blotting paper. Results indicate the isoelectric point of anti-coli phage tested to be [plus or minus] pH 2.9; of anti-shiga phage [plus or minus] 3.1; of anti-staphylococ-cus phage [plus or minus] pH 3.5; and of anti-pyocyaneus phage be-low pH 2.1.