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Cyanophage LPP-1-induced lysogens and a resistant mutant of the cyanobacteriumPhormidium uncinatum were isolated and characterized. In lysogens, spontaneous lysis occurred and increased with the growth of the host cyanobacterium. The virus-liberating property of the lysogens was not lost with the viricidal concentration of EDTA, and the titer obtained was >3±103 PFU ml−1. Heat and UV treatment of lysogens failed to induce lysis, but mitomycin C induced lysis by fivefold. The adsorption rate of the virus on the lysogens was slower than on the sensitive parent host. The resistant mutant lost its virus-adsorbing property.
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Bisen, P.S., Audholia, S., Bhatnagar, A.K. et al. Evidence for lysogeny and viral resistance in the cyanobacteriumPhormidium uncinatum . Current Microbiology 13, 1–5 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01568150
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