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Bacterial Viruses of Genetic Interest

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The literature on bacterial viruses is very large, and a short treatment such as this cannot hope to be comprehensive with regard to bacteriophage genetics. Many different bacteriophages have been described; for some of these, such as the T-even phage of Escherichia coli, extensive information is available, while for others, relatively little is known. An attempt has been made to discuss only those bacteriophages for which the genetic analysis is particularly complete, or phage which are representative of the various types of bacterial viruses. Wherever possible, the references cited are to recent review articles which survey the original literature in detail.

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    Robert C. King (Professor of Genetics) (Professor of Genetics)

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Strauss, E.G., Strauss, J.H. (1974). Bacterial Viruses of Genetic Interest. In: King, R.C. (eds) Bacteria, Bacteriophages, and Fungi. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1710-2_16

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