THE EFFECT OF BIOCIDES ON PROTEINS OF PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA PAO BACTERIOPHAGE F116

SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) was used to study th e effect of several biocides on the protein content of Pseudomonas aer uginosa PAO phage F116. Eight major protein bands were identified and used as controls. The test biocides altered the control band pattern i n different ways. Similarities were noticed between closely related bi ocides. Moreover, the alteration in the protein band pattern did not a lways correlate with phage inactivation.