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. 1983 Oct;46(4):917–924. doi: 10.1128/aem.46.4.917-924.1983

Bacteriophages of methanotrophs isolated from fish.

F M Tyutikov, V V Yesipova, B A Rebentish, I A Bespalova, N I Alexandrushkina, V V Galchenko, A S Tikhonenko
PMCID: PMC239489  PMID: 6416169

Abstract

Bacteriophages of methanotrophic bacteria were isolated from 67 fish. Only two phages isolated from two fish species specifically lysed Methylocystis sp. and Flavobacterium gasotypicum. The phages lysing these species were designated 63-F and CMF-1-F, respectively. The isolated phages differed greatly in the fine structure of the virion, plaque morphology, spectrum of lytic action, serological properties, and UV sensitivity. At the same time, they had identical one-step growth characteristics: their latent period equalled 5 h, lysis time was 3 to 4 h, and burst size was about 240 virions. The phages had guanine- and cytosine-rich double-stranded DNAs consisting of common nitrogen bases. The molecular masses of the DNAs as determined by the sums of restriction endonuclease cleavage fragments were 28 X 10(6) daltons for phage 63-F and 31 X 10(6) daltons for phage CMF-1-F.

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