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. 1973 Feb;11(2):338–340. doi: 10.1128/jvi.11.2.338-340.1973

Resistance of Bacteriophage PBS2 Infection to 6-(p-Hydroxyphenylazo)-Uracil, an Inhibitor of Bacillus subtilis Deoxyribonucleic Acid Synthesis

Alan R Price 1, Suzanne M Fogt 1
PMCID: PMC355101  PMID: 4631841

Abstract

6-(p-Hydroxyphenylazo)-uracil (HPUra), an inhibitor of semiconservative deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis in Bacillus subtilis, does not prevent (but slightly reduces the rate of) replication of the uracil-containing DNA phage PBS2. Our observations are consistent with the hypothesis that all B. subtilis phages which are resistant to HPUra are able to induce a new DNA polymerase activity.

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