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Induction of bacteriophage lambda with oxolinic and nalidixic acid

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Oxolinic acid induces bacteriophage lambda similarly to other agents interfering with the normal replication cycle of the bacterial chromosome. This effect appears at a concentration more than twenty times lower than that of nalidixic acid.

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Vihanová, D., Vondrejs, V. Induction of bacteriophage lambda with oxolinic and nalidixic acid. Folia Microbiol 19, 390–393 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872825

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