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Bacteriophages induced by mitomycin C treatment of Leuconostoc oenos strains from Portuguese wines |
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| Authors: | R. Tenreiro R. Santos L. Brito H. Paveia G. Vieira M.A. Santos |
| Affiliation: | Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, Campo Grande Ed. C2, 1700 Lisboa;†Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1300 Lisboa;‡Centro de Tecnologia Quimica e Biológica, 2781 Oeiras, Portugal |
| Abstract: | Twenty-two Leuconostoc oenos strains from Portuguese wines and seven strains from other sources were induced with mitomycin C. Bacteriophages were detected in the supernatants of 19 different cultures. Analysis of their host-range and plating efficiencies suggests that phage typing could be useful for strain identification in Leuc. oenos. |
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