title: A correlation between the genome compositions of bacteriophages and their hosts.
abstract: The base composition of the genomes of bacteriophages and other viruses is, in a very general way, related to the base composition of the genomes of their hosts by the statistically significant linear regression: (phage GC%)=9.12 + 0.74 (host GC%). The significance and possible use of this relationship is discussed.
mesh_terms: D003090:Coliphages / Q000032:analysis*; D003596:Cytosine / Q000032:analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000032:analysis*; D006147:Guanine / Q000032:analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004279:DNA, Viral; D006147:Guanine; D003596:Cytosine