A NEW SYNECHOCOCCUS CYANOPHAGE FROM A RESERVOIR IN KOREA

A unicellular cyanobacterium (Synechococcus) and its cyanophage were b oth isolated from a reservoir in Korea. Although morphologically simil ar to AS-1, the cyanophage differs from cyanophage AS-1 in some respec ts. The burst size in the light is approximately 100 plaque-forming un its (PFU)/cell. Replication of the virus also occurs in the dark, rele asing about 10% of the virus particles observed in the light. Na+ is n ot necessary for adsorption. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.