Analysis of the collar-whisker structure of temperate lactococcal bacteriophage TP901-1.
Proteins homologous to the protein NPS (neck passage structure) are widespread among lactococcal phages. We investigated the hypothesis that NPS is involved in the infection of phage TP901-1 by analysis of an NPS- mutant. NPS was determined to form a collar-whisker complex but was shown to be nonessential for infection, phage assembly, and stability.
Vegge
Christina S
CS
Department of Food Science, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
Neve
Horst
H
Brøndsted
Lone
L
Heller
Knut J
KJ
Vogensen
Finn K
FK
D013294:Lactococcus lactis / Q000821:virology*; D017906:Siphoviridae / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D019065:Virus Assembly / Q000502:physiology
D015678:Viral Structural Proteins