[Electron microscopic study of intracellular growth of phage specific for Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae]

Ultrathin sections of Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae infected by a specific phage were studied by electron microscopy. Stages of the phage reproduction within the cell, from adsorption of phage particles to liberation of the phage from the cell, have been revealed. Growth of the phage follows that of DNA-containing phages. The yield of the phage is very high.