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Some aspects of the mechanism of bacteriophage function. Final progress report. [Mechanisms of inactivation of bacteriophages by ionizing radiation]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7302853· OSTI ID:7302853
Data are summarized from a ten-year study on the radiobiology of phages. The results showed that: phages are inactivated principally by damage to DNA; DNA damage is of two types, base damage and double-strand breakage; double-strand breakage may be lethal because of interruption within a gene, however in phage systems the damage is more fundamental in that only a single DNA fragment is injected into the host; E. coli phage T4 is relatively resistant to inactivation by x-rays; and the rate of production of strand breaks and base damage is nearly the same in bacteriophage and bacteria.
Research Organization:
Brandeis Univ., Waltham, MA (USA). Graduate Dept. of Biochemistry
OSTI ID:
7302853
Report Number(s):
COO-3233-6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English