Skip to main content
PMC home page
Journal of Bacteriology logoLink to Journal of Bacteriology
. 1973 Nov;116(2):1082–1083. doi: 10.1128/jb.116.2.1082-1083.1973

Relationship Between Transformation in Bacillus subtilis and Infection by Bacteriophage SP02

Charles R Stewart 1, M Frances Pagel 1
PMCID: PMC285503  PMID: 4200846

Abstract

When bacteriophage SP02 infects a Bacillus subtilis culture during or shortly after transformation, the frequency of transformants among the resulting lysogens is greatly reduced relative to that in the uninfected culture. The effect can occur after the deoxyribonucleic acid has been taken up and covalently attached to recipient deoxyribonucleic acid.

Full text

PDF
1082

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Bodmer W. F. Recombination and integration in Bacillus subtilis transformation: involvement of DNA synthesis. J Mol Biol. 1965 Dec;14(2):534–557. doi: 10.1016/s0022-2836(65)80203-0. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Davidoff-Abelson R., Dubnau D. Fate of transforming DNA after uptake by competent Bacillus subtilis: failure of donor DNA to replicate in a recombination-deficient recipient. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1971 May;68(5):1070–1074. doi: 10.1073/pnas.68.5.1070. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Dubnau D., Davidoff-Abelson R. Fate of transforming DNA following uptake by competent Bacillus subtilis. I. Formation and properties of the donor-recipient complex. J Mol Biol. 1971 Mar 14;56(2):209–221. doi: 10.1016/0022-2836(71)90460-8. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. McCarthy C., Nester E. W. Macromolecular synthesis in newly transformed cells of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 1967 Jul;94(1):131–140. doi: 10.1128/jb.94.1.131-140.1967. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. NESTER E. W. PENICILLIN RESISTANCE OF COMPETENT CELLS IN DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID TRANSFORMATION OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS. J Bacteriol. 1964 Apr;87:867–875. doi: 10.1128/jb.87.4.867-875.1964. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. NESTER E. W., STOCKER B. A. BIOSYNTHETIC LATENCY IN EARLY STAGES OF DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDTRANSFORMATION IN BACILLUS SUBTILIS. J Bacteriol. 1963 Oct;86:785–796. doi: 10.1128/jb.86.4.785-796.1963. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. Stewart C. R., Marmur J. Increase in lytic activity in competent cells of Bacillus subtilis after uptake of deoxyribonucleic acid. J Bacteriol. 1970 Feb;101(2):449–455. doi: 10.1128/jb.101.2.449-455.1970. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. Stewart C. R. Physical heterogeneity among Bacillus subtilis deoxyribonucleic acid molecules carrying particular genetic markers. J Bacteriol. 1969 Jun;98(3):1239–1247. doi: 10.1128/jb.98.3.1239-1247.1969. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. Yasbin R. E., Wilson G. A., Young F. E. Transformation and transfection in lysogenic strains of Bacillus subtilis 168. J Bacteriol. 1973 Feb;113(2):540–548. doi: 10.1128/jb.113.2.540-548.1973. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. Yasbin R. E., Young F. E. The influence of temperate bacteriophage phi105 on transformation and transfection in Bacillus subtilis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1972 Apr 28;47(2):365–371. doi: 10.1016/0006-291x(72)90722-x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Journal of Bacteriology are provided here courtesy of American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

RESOURCES