GENES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LYSOGENY BY THE TEMPERATE COLIPHAGE 186

Authors
LAMONT I RICHARDSON H CARTER DR EGAN JB
Citation
I. Lamont et al., GENES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LYSOGENY BY THE TEMPERATE COLIPHAGE 186, Journal of bacteriology, 175(16), 1993, pp. 5286-5288
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of bacteriology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219193
Volume
175
Issue
16
Year of publication
1993
Pages
5286 - 5288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9193(1993)175:16<5286:GFTEAM>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
To identify the genes in coliphage 186 that are required for lysogeny, we isolated clear-plaque mutants. Complementation studies and DNA seq uencing identified two genes, the cI gene for the immunity maintenance repressor and the cII gene, which is required only for the establishm ent of lysogeny. One mutant carried a change in the LexA-binding site controlling expression of the antirepression Protein Tum.