title: The isolation and characterization of a lipopolysaccharide-specific Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage.
abstract: The isolation and some properties of a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-specific phage isolated against Pseudomonas aeruginosa is reported. The phage, designtaed omega PLS-I, is a Bradley A type phage with a head diameter of 70 nm and a contractile tail 120 nm long. The average adsorption rate constant for omegaPLS-I is 4-48 X 10(-9) ml/min. omegaPLS-I is inactivated by purified LPS from P. aeruginosa strain 1-1A, showing a PhI50 value of 1-25 mug/ml.
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000187:drug effects; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000494:pharmacology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D012722:Sewage; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D012722:Sewage; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D004492:Edetic Acid