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Isolation of an Lc-specific Escherichia coli bacteriophage.

Fralick, J A; Diedrich, D L; Casey-Wood, S.

J Bacteriol ; 172(3): 1660-2, 1990 Mar.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1689719

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We isolated an OmpF-specific bacteriophage whose host range mutant, SQ108h2, requires the presence of the Lc porin for its attachment and which can be used to screen or select for Lc-defective mutants among Escherichia coli K-12 strains lysogenic for the PA-2 converting phage.

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Coliphages/isolation & purification , Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics , Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Coliphages/genetics , Escherichia coli/genetics , Ion Channels/physiology , Lysogeny , Mutation , Phenotype , Porins

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