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Influence of pH value on viability and transduction frequency of Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage F116
Author(s) -
Amin M.K.,
Day M.J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1988.tb01222.x
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , transduction (biophysics) , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , pseudomonadales , biology , pseudomonadaceae , pseudomonas , chemistry , signal transduction , biochemistry , genetics
The effect of pH value on viability and transduction frequency of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage F116 was studied. Plaques were formed at pH 5·0–10·0 and transduction occurred at pH 5·0–8·0. Outside the range pH 4·0–11·0 phages rapidly lost viability, but retained the capacity to transduce.