Open AccessAmber Mutant of Bacteriophage Qβ Capable of Causing Overproduction of Qβ Replicase
Author(s) -
Ann C. Palmenberg,
Paul Kaesberg
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.617
H-Index - 292
eISSN - 1070-6321
pISSN - 0022-538X
DOI - 10.1128/jvi.11.4.603-605.1973
Subject(s) - biology , bacteriophage , mutant , rna dependent rna polymerase , plasmid , virology , bacteria , rna , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , dna , gene
Amber mutantam B86 of bacteriophage Qβ is capable of causing the production of five to eight times more viral replicase than wild-type phage. Su− bacteria infected with the mutant can carry the viral RNA in a plasmid-like state for many bacterial generations.
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