Plasmid-borne resistance to ultraviolet light and phage in Streptococcus faecalis ssp. zymogens.
A plasmid of molecular weight 38.5 X 10(6) that is found in a number of enterococci and carries genetic markers for lysin production was found also to carry genes for resistance to bacteriophage SFL as well as to ultraviolet light.
D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000254:growth & development*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D010957:Plasmids; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay