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. 1957 May 20;40(5):809–825. doi: 10.1085/jgp.40.5.809

THE PROTEIN COATS OR "GHOSTS" OF COLIPHAGE T2

I. PREPARATION, ASSAY, AND SOME CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Roger M Herriott 1, James L Barlow 1
PMCID: PMC2147644  PMID: 13428990

Abstract

A method of preparing the protein coats or ghosts of phage T2 is described along with proof that the lytic action is a property of the ghost. An assay based on the lytic action toward host cells has been developed which permits a rapid evaluation of the number of ghosts with a reliability of ±15 per cent. The antigenic and certain physicochemical properties of the ghost have been determined.

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