Pilus-specific, Lipid-containing Bacteriophages PR4 and PR772: Comparison of Physical Characteristics of Genomes
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Virology
- Vol. 45 (1), 195-200
- https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-45-1-195
Abstract
The genomes of pilus-specific, lipid-containing phages PR4 and PR772 were studied by EM. An identical MW of 10.9 .times. 106 was obtained. The genomes are unique (non-permuted) and have cohesive ends. From the similarities in size and denaturation maps of the genomes and failure to demonstrate non-homology in heteroduplexes, reported morphological ambiguities were clarified. The known serological difference between the phages could not be related to non-homology of their genomes. Phages PR4 and PR772 are the same phage.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Adsorption of the R-specific Bacteriophage PR4 to Pili Determined by a Drug Resistance Plasmid of the W Compatibility GroupJournal of General Microbiology, 1976