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Optimal conditions for the induction of host-range mutants of cyanophage N-1 by acridine orange were established. Induced host-range mutants were isolated with a frequency of 0.1 to 4.0×10−5 over a spontaneous mutation frequency of 0.2–3.6×10−11.
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Sarma, T.A., Kaur, B. Spontaneous and induced host-range mutants of cyanophage N-1. Archives of Virology 130, 195–200 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01319008
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