title: Bacteriophage P2.
abstract: P2 is the original member of a highly successful family of temperate phages that are frequently found in the genomes of gram-negative bacteria. This article focuses on the organization of the P2 genome and reviews current knowledge about the function of each open reading frame.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine , Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Gail E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Christie
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California , Berkeley, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calendar
keywords: DNA replication; capsid; lysis; lysogenic conversion; lysogeny; regulation; tail