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RecA-dependent viral burst in bacterial colonies during the entry into stationary phase.
FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Jan 1999
Ramírez E, Schmidt M, Rinas U, Villaverde A
Abstract excerpt
We have explored the nature of the sudden viral amplification observed during the ageing of P22-infected lysogenic colonies of Salmonella typhimurium [Ramírez, E, and Villaverde, A. (1997) Gene 202, 147-149]. By a comparative analysis of the wild-type P22 and a P22 integration mutant, it has been shown that the conditions promoting prophage induction occur in only a small portion of the bacterial population and...
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