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Bacteriophages of Bacillus cereus and of Crystal-forming Insect Pathogens Related to B. cereus

Journal of General Microbiology 1961; 26(1):167–173 · https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-26-1-167

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Abstract

SUMMARY Four phages isolated from bacteria of the Bacillus cereus group are described. They show cross-reactions between crystal-forming and non-crystal-forming strains which are deficient in ability to produce a lecithinase C. The implications of this finding are discussed.