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Bacteriophages ofBacillus subtilis: Comparison of different isolation techniques and possible use for classification ofBacillus subtilis strains

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When different techniques are used for the isolation of bacteriophages ofBacillus subtilis a number of different phages may be obtained. Furthermore defective phages are found in old cultures of all strains ofB. subtilis tested so far. The possible use of the phages and the defective phages for classifyingB. subtilis strains into a number of groups according to their susceptibility to different phages and according to the presence of certain defective phages in the cells is discussed.

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  1. Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands

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We thank Prof. Dr. T. O. Wikén and the staff of the laboratory of Microbiology in Delft for helpfull discussions, Mr. B. H. A. van Kleeff for preparing the electron micrographs and Mrs. C. Golten for reading the manuscript. One of the authors (B. K. Rima) was supported by a grant of the Royal Netherlands Fermentation Industries.

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Rima, B.K., Steensma, H.Y. Bacteriophages ofBacillus subtilis: Comparison of different isolation techniques and possible use for classification ofBacillus subtilis strains. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 37, 425–434 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02218513

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