Abstract
To examine whether cleavage of the φX174 prohead accessory protein, gpB, by the OmpT protease is required for phage development in vivo, a phage mutant lacking the OmpT cleavage site and an Escherichia coli C ΔompT strain were constructed. The results of burst size experiments suggest that neither the cleavage site nor the OmpT protein is required for φX174 development.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2404-2406 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of bacteriology |
Volume | 174 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs |
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State | Published - 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology