Characterization of B278, a phage different from Mu that also produces auxotrophic mutations in Escherichia coli K12 |
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| Authors: | D R Grinberg A Boronat J Guinea |
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| Institution: | Departament de Microbiologia, Facultat de Farmacia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. |
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| Abstract: | Bacteriophage B278 has been characterized and compared with Mu, the only phage known to produce random mutations in E. coli. Although both phages are morphologically indistinguishable and have a similar host range, they clearly differ at both the protein and the DNA level. B278 apparently possesses a DNA protection mechanism that is different from the mom system described for Mu. |
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