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. 1974 Mar;13(3):706–711. doi: 10.1128/jvi.13.3.706-711.1974

Unusual Bacteriophages in Salmonella newport

Hans-W Ackermann 1,2, Sandra Petrow 1,2, Shanti S Kasatiya 1,2
PMCID: PMC355357  PMID: 4132670

Abstract

Six phages were isolated from sewage and from a lysogenic strain. Three of them, belonging to a new morphological group, had contractile tails and elongated heads with axial ratios of 2.4:1. Two phages, possessing short tails and very long heads with axial ratios of 3.5:1, were new isolates of an extremely rare group. Phages of both groups formed polyheads of various sizes and shapes. The last phage, 61 nm in diameter, seemed to have a tail-like appendage. All phages had double-stranded DNA, were active on enterobacteria only, and differed in their host range. The first five phages seemed to be Salmonella specific.

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