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Mass and molecular weight of bacteriophages T 2 and T 5

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The electron microscope has been used to determine the average mass of T 2 and T 5. Multiplying the average mass by Avogadro’s number gave molecular weights which were in good agreement with literature values.

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  1. Forest Insect and Disease Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, 151 Sanford Street, 06514, Hamden, Connecticut, USA

    H. M. Mazzone

  2. Department of Cellular Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 20306, Washington, D.C., USA

    W. F. Engler & G. F. Bahr

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Mazzone, H.M., Engler, W.F. & Bahr, G.F. Mass and molecular weight of bacteriophages T 2 and T 5. Current Microbiology 4, 147–149 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602818

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