Analysis of the Collar-Whisker Structure of Temperate Lactococcal Bacteriophage TP901-1 |
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| Authors: | Christina S Vegge Horst Neve Lone Brndsted Knut J Heller and Finn K Vogensen |
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| Institution: | Christina S. Vegge, Horst Neve, Lone Brøndsted, Knut J. Heller, and Finn K. Vogensen |
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| Abstract: | Proteins homologous to the protein NPS (neck passage structure) are widespread among lactococcal phages. We investigated the hypothesis that NPS is involved in the infection of phage TP901-1 by analysis of an NPS− mutant. NPS was determined to form a collar-whisker complex but was shown to be nonessential for infection, phage assembly, and stability. |
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