title: Partial characterization of a cubic Bacillus phage.
abstract: Partial characterization of a cubic Bacillus phage. Can. J. Microbiol. 24: 986--993. Phage Bam35 is an icosahedron of about 63 nm in diameter. It has a double capsid with spikes at the vertices, and a tail which seems to appear upon nucleic acid ejection. The phage contains DNA and, probably, lipids which seem to be located in the inner coat. The phage is Bacillus-specific, UV- and lipase-resistant, and sensitive to heat, chloroform, and ether. The latent period is 50 min and the burst size is 39. Page Bam35 belongs to a new virus group which includes a phage of B. anthracis and four phages of gram-negative bacteria harboring drug-resistance plasmids.
mesh_terms: D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D002725:Chloroform / Q000494:pharmacology; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004986:Ether / Q000494:pharmacology; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008049:Lipase / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D004986:Ether; D002725:Chloroform; D008049:Lipase