title: Bacteriophage-like particle of Rochalimaea henselae.
abstract: An extracellular particle approximately 40 nM in diameter was detected in culture supernatant from the fastidious bacterium Rochalimaea henselae. This particle has at least three associated proteins and contains 14 kbp linear DNA segments that are heterogeneous in sequence. The 14 kbp DNA was also present in R. henselae cells as an extrachromosomal element for all 14 strains tested. Despite attempts to induce lysis of R. henselae, plaque formation was not observed. A similar particle, also containing 14 kbp DNA, was observed in Bartonella bacilliformis, and may be analogous to a bacteriophage that has been described elsewhere for B. bacilliformis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Padmalayam
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baumstark
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001473:Bartonella / Q000821:virology; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000821:virology*; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins