title: Mechanism of the inactivation of the bacteriophage T 1  in aerosols.
abstract: The mechanism of inactivation of bacteriophage T(1) in aerosols was studied by using (32)P-labeled phage. During inactivation, viability decreased in parallel with the adsorption of (32)P to the host, showing either that inactivated phage does not adsorb or that the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has left the coat. A (32)P band at the density of free DNA was found when inactivated phage was analyzed in a CsCl gradient.
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000336:Aerosols; D000391:Air Microbiology; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D002586:Cesium; D002712:Chlorides; D003090:Coliphages / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004926:Escherichia coli; D006813:Humidity; D008242:Lysogeny; D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D002712:Chlorides; D004279:DNA, Viral; D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes; D014764:Viral Proteins; D002586:Cesium