Heat sensitivity of Haemophilus influenzae containing defective prophage.
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Strains of Haemophilus influenzae that carry a defective prophage are more sensitive to heat than is a strain that does not, even in the presence of a rec-1 mutation, which normally renders prophage noninducible. The prophage of HP1c1, a nondefective phage, does not affect the heat sensitivity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 132 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977