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. 1973 Dec;12(6):1522–1533. doi: 10.1128/jvi.12.6.1522-1533.1973

Development of Bdellophage VL-1 in Parasitic and Saprophytic Bdellovibrios

Martin Kessel 1, Mazal Varon 1
PMCID: PMC356795  PMID: 4128380

Abstract

Ultrastructure was correlated with growth kinetics of bdellophage VL-1 infecting host-dependent (“parasitic”) Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J in its Escherichia coli B host (the three-membered system), as well as in the host-independent (“saprophytic”) derivative of the Bdellovibrio. Electron microscope observations showed the arrested growth of the phage-infected bdellovibrios, polar localization of the phage progeny, and stages in their release. Present evidence indicates that bdellophage DNA is derived from both the Bdellovibrio and its host cell.

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