title: Comparison of Bacillus cereus bacteriophages CP-51 and CP-53.
abstract: Transducing bacteriophages CP-51 and CP-53 were compared. Unlike CP-51, CP-53 appeared to be a lysogenizing phage. CP-51 gave greater frequencies of co-transduction for linked markers than did CP-53. CP-51 was found to be a larger phage which carried more deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) than CP-53. CP-51 DNA contained about 43% guanine plus cytosine and in addition contained 5-hydroxymethyluracil in place of thymine. CP-53 DNA contained no unusual bases; its guanine plus cytosine content was 37%.
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D001409:Bacillus cereus; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology / Q000528:radiation effects; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D002586:Cesium; D002712:Chlorides; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D003596:Cytosine / Q000032:analysis; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D005561:Formates; D006147:Guanine / Q000032:analysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007106:Immune Sera; D008242:Lysogeny; D008745:Methylation; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009154:Mutation; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D011817:Rabbits; D013045:Species Specificity; D014161:Transduction, Genetic; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014498:Uracil / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D004279:DNA, Viral; D005561:Formates; D007106:Immune Sera; D002586:Cesium; D014498:Uracil; D006147:Guanine; D003596:Cytosine; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases