title: [Inhibition of phagolysis in a Bacillus thuringiensis culture by chitosan].
abstract: The ability of chitosan (poly-D-glucosamine) and two chitosan salts to prevent the phagolysis of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. galleriae strain 1-97 was studied. Chitosan and its salts inhibited the productive infection caused by two nonrelated bacteriophages 1-97A and 1-97B and suppressed the culture lysis upon spontaneous prophage induction. The efficiency of inhibition depended on the chitosan concentration, medium composition, and bacteriophage type.
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Kochkina
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pospeshny
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Chirkov
mesh_terms: D017103:Bacillus Phages / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000821:virology; D002686:Chitin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D048271:Chitosan; D003470:Culture Media; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D002686:Chitin; D048271:Chitosan
vernacular_title: Ingibirovanie khitozanom fagolizisa kul'tury Bacillus thuringiensis.