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J Virol. 1968 November; 2(11): 1249-1254
Copyright © 1968 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Early Abortive Lysis by Phage BF23 in Escherichia coli K-12 Carrying the Colicin Ib Factor

Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Setagaya, Tokyo
Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Health of Japan, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

ABSTRACT

Growth of phage BF23 was restricted in Escherichia coli K-12 strains carrying a colicin I factor (ColIb); most infected cells lysed early without producing progeny phages. Either addition of chloramphenicol before phage infection or ultraviolet irradiation of phage prevented early abortive lysis, an indication that certain phage functions are required for this phenomenon. Very little or no phage-induced lysozyme was synthesized in the infected ColI⁺ cells. This result suggests that early abortive lysis was not due to the lysozyme action. A small fraction (0.05) of BF23-infected ColI⁺ cells showed normal phage growth. This "escaped growth" may reflect the physiological state of the host bacteria rather than the heterogeneity of the infecting phage. Host-controlled modification was not observed. A phage mutant, BF23hI, able to grow on ColI⁺ cells, was isolated and was characterized to be recessive to the wild-type BF23 in its ability to undergo early abortive lysis. Among the T series phages, T5 induced early abortive lysis, and growth of T5 was restricted upon infection to ColI⁺ cells. These results and the other observations, including the occurrence of phenotypic mixing between BF23 and T5, suggest that these two phages are related to each other even though the receptor sites for BF23 and T5 are apparently different.

¹ Present address: Division of Biology, Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, Dallas, Tex. 75230.

² Present address: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan.