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Characterization of some pneumococcal bacteriophages

R D Porter, W R Guild

    Journal of Virology
    |August 1, 1976
    PubMed
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    Potassium enhances pneumococcal phage growth, enabling high titers for stable stocks. This cation effect, while not fully understood, is crucial for phage propagation and characterization.

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    Area of Science:

    • Microbiology and Virology
    • Bacteriophage Research
    • Molecular Biology

    Background:

    • Pneumococcal phages are viruses that infect Streptococcus pneumoniae.
    • Optimizing phage growth conditions is essential for research and potential therapeutic applications.
    • Understanding phage genetics and morphology aids in classification and manipulation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate factors enhancing pneumococcal phage growth and stability.
    • To characterize the physical, genetic, and morphological properties of pneumococcal phages omega3 and omega8.
    • To explore phage-host interactions, including adsorption and UV inactivation responses.

    Main Methods:

    • Cultivation of pneumococcal phages in media with varying cation concentrations (potassium vs. sodium).

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  • Determination of phage DNA properties (molecular weight, GC content) using buoyancy and melting temperature.
  • Analysis of phage morphology via electron microscopy and assessment of UV inactivation and complementation assays.

    • Main Results:

    • Potassium significantly enhances pneumococcal phage growth, yielding high titers (2-4 X 10^10 PFU/ml) and stable stocks.
    • Phages omega3 and omega8 possess linear double-stranded DNA (33 X 10^6 daltons) with unusual absorbance spectra.
    • Phages exhibit slow adsorption, varying UV inactivation sensitivities, multiplicity reactivation, and limited complementation groups.

    Conclusions:

    • Substitution of potassium for sodium is a key factor for efficient pneumococcal phage cultivation.
    • Phages omega3 and omega8 share morphological similarities with coliphage lambda but possess distinct genomic and inactivation properties.
    • Complementation and recombination studies reveal genetic relationships between pneumococcal phages, and they induce cross-reactive antisera.