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Transduction mechanisms of bacteriophage ε15 III. A new class of mutations affecting the conversion of Salmonella anatum by bacteriophage ε15

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

R. W. Hedges
R. W. Hedges
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Department, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Du Cane Road, London, W. 12
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Salmonella anatum lysogenized by a doubly mutant strain of bacteriophage εγ shows a markedly rough colonial phenotype on tetrazolium agar. Mutants that abolish the roughness are reported.

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Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , August 1971 , pp. 29 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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