Characterization of phage φ O139, a Vibrio cholerae O139 temperate bacteriophage with cohesive DNA termini

A temperate bacteriophage isolated from Vibrio cholerae O139, the new epidemic strain of cholera, was found to have a polyhedral head 65 nm in diameter and a rigid contractile tail 120 nm in length. The phage chromosome was a double-stranded DNA of 35 kb, with unique cohesive ends and had a G + C co...

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