Properties of psychrophilic bacteriophage specific for Micrococcus cryophilus
- 1 February 1971
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 17 (2) , 157-160
- https://doi.org/10.1139/m71-027
Abstract
A bacteriophage infective for the obligate psychrophile, Micrococcus cryophilus, was isolated from sewage. The host range is limited to this species. Phage and host DNA are similar in G–C content. The bacteriophage has an average burst size of 290 at 20 °C and 50 at 3.5 °C. The phage is thermosensitive, being 99.9% inactivated in 5 min at 45 °C. This is the first report of the isolation of bacteriophage infective for gram-positive psychrophiles.Keywords
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