Serology and Transduction in Staphylococcal Phage
- Creators
- Dowell, C. E.
- Rosenblum, E. D.
Abstract
A triply lysogenic strain of Staphylococcus aureus was shown to carry a serological group B phage capable of transduction. Three typing phages (53, 80, 42D), either belonging to serological group B or having a close association with it, were also shown to have transducing ability. A rapid screening method was used to isolate two new transducing phages, both of which belonged to serological group B. Propagating strain 42B/47C was found to carry a transducing phage that was neutralized by both group B and group F antisera. Nine other phages belonging to serological groups other than group B did not have generalized transducing ability, nor did three group B typing phages that were atypical in their calcium requirement. It was postulated that transducing ability is associated with staphylococcal phages of serological group B and with related phages of group F.
Additional Information
© 1962 The Williams & Wilkins Company. Received for publication June 25, 1962. This investigation was supported by a grant (E-3093) from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service; the senior author was a predoctoral fellow of the National Institutes of Health.Attached Files
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- PMC278011
- Eprint ID
- 34059
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20120913-104921231
- E-3093
- NIH
- NIH Predoctoral Fellowship
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2012-09-13Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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