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. 1970 Apr;1(4):417–420. doi: 10.1128/iai.1.4.417-420.1970

Production of Bacteriophage-Associated Materials by Vibrio cholerae: Possible Correlation with Pathogenicity

Charlotte Parker a, S H Richardson a,1, W R Romig a
PMCID: PMC415914  PMID: 16557750

Abstract

Classical and El Tor strains of Vibrio cholerae were examined for production of bacteriophage or bacteriophage-related material by electron microscopy of mitomycin C-induced cultures. The strains were also tested for pathogenicity by using the ligated ileal loops of adult rabbits. Of the 27 strains tested, 25 showed a correlation between the production of bacteriophage-related material and pathogenicity. Both P+ and P− strains produced bacteriophage tails. The bacteriophage tails of strains 569B and ATCC 9168 and other strains were shown to occur in an extended form with tail appendages.

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