Adaptation of bacteriophages to new hosts through overcoming the interspecific barrier

Four wild type phage isolates were tested on P. syringae isolated from potato tuber samples collected in the Kiev and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine. The isolated phages formed clear plaques and had a virion size of 2 to 12 nm. Electron microscopy showed that the phages were of similar size and structu...

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Main Authors: Е. N. Andriychuk, T. A. Kompanets, S. M. Petrenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University 2016-10-01
Series:Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Ekologìâ
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Online Access:http://ecology.dp.ua/index.php/ECO/article/view/688