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. 1990 Feb;172(2):1129–1132. doi: 10.1128/jb.172.2.1129-1132.1990

Determination of the packaging capacity of bacteriophage VWB.

J Anné 1, L Van Mellaert 1, H Eyssen 1
PMCID: PMC208546  PMID: 2298695

Abstract

VWB is a temperate bacteriophage whose chromosome has cohesive ends. VWB can stably package modified chromosomes that contain insertions of up to about 4 kilobases of foreign DNA. Phage particles containing extra DNA differ from the wild type in their increased sensitivity to chelating agents. Because of these properties, VWB is a promising cloning vector for Streptomyces venezuelae.

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