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. 1977 Jun;130(3):1214–1223. doi: 10.1128/jb.130.3.1214-1223.1977

Genetics of Sensitivity of Salmonella Species to Colicin M and Bacteriophages T5, T1, and ES18

Amy C Graham a,1, B A D Stocker a
PMCID: PMC235345  PMID: 324978

Abstract

Nearly all of 62 strains of Salmonella paratyphi B were sensitive to colicin M and phage T5 but resistant to phages T1 and ES18 and to colicin B. All tested S. typhimurium strains were resistant to colicin M and phage T5, and many were sensitive to phage ES18. A rough S. typhimurium LT2 strain given the tonA region of Escherichia coli or S. paratyphi B became sensitive to colicin M and phage T5. We infer that the tonA allele of S. paratyphi B, like that of E. coli, determines an outer membrane protein that adsorbs T5 and colicin M but not phage ES18, whereas the S. typhimurium allele determines a protein able to adsorb only ES18. The partial T1 sensitivity of a rough LT2 strain with a tonA allele from E. coli or S. paratyphi B and also the tonB+ phentotype of an E. coli B trp-tonB Δ mutant carrying an F′ trp of LT2 origin showed that S. typhimurium LT2 has a tonB allele like that of E. coli with respect to determination of sensitivity to colicins and phage T1. Rough S. paratyphi B, although T5 sensitive, remained resistant to T1 even when given F′ tonB+ of E. coli origin. Classes of Salmonella mutants selected as resistant to colicin M included: T5-resistant mutants, probably tonA−; mutants unchanged except for M resistance, perhaps tolerant; and Exb+ mutants, producing a colicin inhibitor (presumably enterochelin). Some Exb+ mutants were resistant to a bacteriocin inactive on E. coli but active on all tested S. paratyphi B and S. typhimurium strains (and on nearly all other tested Salmonella). A survey showed sensitivity to colicin M in several other species of Salmonella.

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