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In this paper we describe the isolation and characterization of a temperate cyanophage N(S)1 of the genus cyanopodovirus which produces turbid plaques on the host Anabaena 77S15 isolated from tropical soil. Its properties have been compared to those of other well-characterized cyanophages. In addition, two strains of Anabaena 77S15 lysogenic for N(S)1 were isolated. N(S)1 seems to be integrated into the chromosome of the two lysogens, and a 2 kb plasmid present at a low copy number in the non-lysogenic strain is amplified significantly.
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Franche, C. Isolation and characterization of a temperate cyanophage for a tropical Anabaena strain. Arch. Microbiol. 148, 172–177 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00414808
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