A simple method for making new transducing lines of coliphage lambda.

Molecular & general genetics : MGG ·Vol. 137 ·No. 2 ·1975-00-00 ·Pages 101-7

Schrenk WJ, Weisberg RA

Abstract

A variety of novel transducing lines of phage lambda can be obtained by induction of a mixed culture of abnormal lysogens. Such a culture is simply made by mass lysogenization of a host lacking the normal prophage attachment site.

MeSH Terms

Chromosome Mapping Chromosomes, Bacterial Coliphages/isolation & purification,metabolism Culture Media Genotype Lysogeny Recombination, Genetic Transduction, Genetic Viral Plaque Assay

Chemicals

Culture Media

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Schrenk W J

Weisberg R A

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Article Info

Journal

Molecular & general genetics : MGG

Abbr.

Mol Gen Genet

ISSN

0026-8925

DOI

10.1007/BF00341676

Published

1975-00-00

Pages

101-7

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

0125036

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00341676

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