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Stability of CII is a key element in the cold stress response of bacteriophage lambda infection.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Oct 1997
Obuchowski M, Shotland Y, Koby S, Giladi H, Gabig M, Wegrzyn G, Oppenheim A B
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Bacteria are known to adapt to environmental changes such as temperature fluctuations. It was found that temperature affects the lysis-lysogeny decision of lambda such that at body temperature (37 degrees C) the phage can select between the lytic and lysogenic pathways, while at ambient temperature (20 degrees C) the lytic pathway is blocked. This temperature-dependent discriminatory developmental pathway is...
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