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Intracellular organization of bacteriocin particles in Proteus vulgaris

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The intracellular development of a bacteriocin in a strain of Proteus vulgaris was investigated. Particles which resemble the bacteriocin make their appearance in the cell after 60 min induction with mitomycin C. At this stage they appear as broad bands of tightly-packed phage tail-like structures. With longer periods of induction the bands are disrupted to liberate individual phage tail-like particles.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria

    H. C. de Klerk, J. N. Coetzee & G. Lecatsas

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de Klerk, H.C., Coetzee, J.N. & Lecatsas, G. Intracellular organization of bacteriocin particles in Proteus vulgaris . Arch. Microbiol. 98, 271–274 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00425288

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