Lysis of Escherichia coli cells induced by bacteriophage T4.
Structural changes in the envelope of Escherichia coli cells accompanying their lysis from without by bacteriophage T4 have been studied. The hypothesis concerning the role of collapse of membrane potential and formation of periplasmic vesicles in the process of lysis from without has been advanced.
Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow region.
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Tarahovsky
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Ivanitsky
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Khusainov
D001433:Bacteriolysis / Q000502:physiology*; D017122:Bacteriophage T4 / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000648:ultrastructure* / Q000821:virology