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Permutation of the DNA in small-headed virions of coliphage P1

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Use of restriction endonucleases BglII, EcoRI, BamHI, and HindIII, has established that in small-headed (PIS) virions of coliphage P1, as a population, the entire genome found in big-headed (P1B) virions is represented. In addition, the origin and direction of DNA packaging are identical in P1S and P1B virions.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    Jean T. Walker & Donald H. Walker Jr.

  2. Abteilung Mikrobiologie Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Klingelbergstr. 70, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland

    Jean T. Walker, Shigeru Iida & Donald H. Walker Jr.

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Walker, J.T., Iida, S. & Walker, D.H. Permutation of the DNA in small-headed virions of coliphage P1. Molec. Gen. Genet. 167, 341–344 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267428

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