THE SPECIES CONCEPT AND ITS APPLICATION TO TAILED PHAGES

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作者
ACKERMANN, HW
DUBOW, MS
JARVIS, AW
JONES, LA
KRYLOV, VN
MANILOFF, J
ROCOURT, J
SAFFERMAN, RS
SCHNEIDER, J
SELDIN, L
SOZZI, T
STEWART, PR
WERQUIN, M
WUNSCHE, L
机构
[1] MCGILL UNIV, DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL, MONTREAL H3A 2T5, QUEBEC, CANADA
[2] NEW ZEALAND DAIRY RES INST, PALMERSTON NORTH, NEW ZEALAND
[3] WAYNE STATE UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL, DETROIT, MI 48201 USA
[4] MOSCOW GENET MICROORGANISMS INST, MOSCOW, USSR
[5] UNIV ROCHESTER, SCH MED & DENT, DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL, ROCHESTER, NY 14642 USA
[6] INST PASTEUR, LISTERIA LAB, F-75724 PARIS 15, FRANCE
[7] US EPA, OFF RES & DEV, ENVIRONM MONITORING SYST LAB, CINCINNATI, OH 45268 USA
[8] UNIV OSNABRUCK, ANGEW GENET ABT, W-4500 OSNABRUCK, GERMANY
[9] UNIV FED RIO DE JANEIRO, INST MICROBIOL, CTR CIENCIAS SAUDE, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
[10] CTR SPERIMENTALE LATTE, ZELO BON PERSICO, ITALY
[11] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, FAC SCI, DIV BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL, CANBERRA, ACT 2600, AUSTRALIA
[12] UNIV SCI & TECH LILLE FLANDRES ARTOIS, INST AGR & ALIMENTAIRE LILLE, VILLENEUVE DASCQ, FRANCE
[13] INST BIOTECHNOL, LEIPZIG, GERMANY
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10.1007/BF01314626
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A recently proposed polythetic definition of virus species appears easily applicable to bacteriophages. Criteria for classification of tailed phages are evaluated. Morphology, DNA homology, and serology are the most important criteria for delineation of species, but no single criterion is satisfactory. Dot-blot hybridization and seroneutralization may suggest false relationships by detecting common sequences in the DNA of otherwise unrelated phages. Species of tailed phages can be defined by a combination of morphology and DNA homology or serology. A procedure for identification of novel phages is outlined. Phage names should include elements of host names.
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页数:14
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