Abstract
A bacteriophage ofAcetobacter suboxydans was isolated and found to correspond to type A phage according to Bradley's classification. The phage contains double stranded DNA. The length of the latency period and burst size could not be precisely determined because of apparent non-synchronous release of phage from single infective cycles. The host range was determined using 24 strains ofAcetobacter andGluconobacter species. Evidence for a probable occurence of host determined restriction and modification was obtained withAcetobacter suboxydans strain ATCC 621. The phage is designated A-1 and it is the first one to be reported forAcetobacter.
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Abbreviations
- pfu:
-
plaque forming units
- PTA:
-
phosphotungstic acid
- GC:
-
guanarine + cytosine
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Schocher, A.J., Kuhn, H., Schindler, B. et al. Acetobacter bacteriophage A-1. Arch. Microbiol. 121, 193–197 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00689986
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