title: Development of bacteriophage alpha: requirement for the integrity of one strand of parental deoxyribonucleic acid.
abstract: Bacteriophage alpha-Bacillus megaterium complexes are as sensitive as free phage to the decay of (32)P incorporated in parental phage deoxyribonucleic acid during the eclipse period.
mesh_terms: D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000254:growth & development; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial