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J Virol. 1969 December; 4(6): 896-900
Copyright © 1969 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Pasteurella Bacteriophage Sex Specific in Escherichia coli

Biological Sciences Laboratories, Department of the Army, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland 21701

ABSTRACT

Phage H, thought to be specific for Pasteurella pestis, was shown to plate efficiently on F^– strains of Escherichia coli but not on F⁺, F', or Hfr strains. The phage was adsorbed rapidly to F^– strains but was not adsorbed to strains carrying F. Comparison with seven other reported female-specific phages showed that, although phage H was similar to the other phages in some characteristics, the exceptionally low efficiency of plating (<10^–9) on F-containing cells makes phage H a particularly useful female-specific phage.

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