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. 1969 Aug;4(2):195–196. doi: 10.1128/jvi.4.2.195-196.1969

Correlation Between Degradation of Bacteriophage T2 Deoxyribonucleic Acid and the Resistance of Escherichia coli to Infection

Helene S Smith 1, Margaret Miovic 1, Lewis I Pizer 1
PMCID: PMC375856  PMID: 4896824

Abstract

The ability of certain strains of Escherichia coli to degrade T2 deoxyribonucleic acid to acid-soluble fragments is correlated with their high capacity to survive T2 infection.

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