RecA-dependent viral burst in bacterial colonies during the entry into stationary phase.

doi:10.1016/s0378-1097(98)00559-x

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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

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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...

Topics

Bacteriophage P22
Colony Count, Microbial
Mutation
Rec A Recombinases
Salmonella typhimurium
Time Factors
Virus Replication

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