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Bacteriophages induced by mitomycin C treatment of Leuconostoc oenos strains from Portuguese wines
Author(s) -
Tenreiro R.,
Santos R.,
Brito L.,
Paveia H.,
Vieira G.,
Santos M.A.
Publication year - 1993
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.1993.tb01398.x
Subject(s) - leuconostoc , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , mitomycin c , typing , strain (injury) , bacteria , genetics , lactic acid , anatomy
Twenty‐two Leuconostoc oenos strains from Portuguese wines and seven strains from other sources were induced with mitomycin C. Bacteriophages were detected in the supernatants of 19 different cultures. Analysis of their host‐range and plating efficiencies suggests that phage typing could be useful for strain identification in Leuc. oenos.