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GENETIC STUDIES ON LYSOGENY IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA
Author(s) -
Egan JB,
Holloway BW
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1961.2
Subject(s) - lysogenic cycle , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , mutant , genetics , temperateness , bacteriophage , recombination , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , gene , escherichia coli
SUMMARY Mutants of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa temperate phage D3 have been isolated which are characterised by a clear plaque, and a reduced frequency of lysogenisation. They have horn classified into three groups on their ability to co‐operate in mixed infection to give a lysogenisation frequency characteristic of the wild type. Genetic recombination has been demonstrated for phage D3 and a preliminary linkage map constructed. Crosses between representatives of the three groups of clear plaque mutants confirm the genetic diversity indicated by the co‐operation test.