T-even bacteriophage-tolerant mutants of Escherichia coli B. 3. Nature of the tet defect.
T-even phage-tolerant (tet) mutants of Escherichia coli B are shown to lack the enzyme uridine diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase and thus produce nonglucosylated progeny phage deoxyribonucleic acid.
D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002474:Cell-Free System; D003090:Coliphages / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D008242:Lysogeny; D009154:Mutation; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D014500:Uracil Nucleotides; D014779:Virus Replication
D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D004279:DNA, Viral; D014500:Uracil Nucleotides; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases; D005947:Glucose