Research Article

Isolation and Characterization of a Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 Bacteriophage

Journal of General Virology 1977; 36(3):547 · https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-36-3-547

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Abstract

A bacteriophage specific for Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 was isolated. This phage (MP-7) was a lytic phage of typical morphology and distinct stability properties. The DNA was double-stranded, with a mole % G + C of 38.9 ± 0.7 and a mol. wt. of 42 to 44 x 106.

* Present address: Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.