Abstract
Background: Siphoviridae virions often possess lytic domains facilitating host-penetration. Results: Tuc2009 and TP901-1 virions may contain full-length or truncated tail fibers, possessing or lacking a lytic domain, respectively. Conclusion: Phages with a lytic domain infect stationary phase cells better, whereas truncated derivatives have higher adsorption efficiencies. Significance: The heterogeneous phage population serves to most effectively infect bacteria where levels of cell wall crosslinkage differ.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5581-5590 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
| Volume | 288 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Feb 2013 |
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