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Bacteriophages in L form of Staphylococcus aureus. 1985

E N Schmid

Lysogenicity and phage typability of Staphylococcus aureus L-form cells are described. Spontaneously produced phages were found in thin sections of S. aureus L colonies. The dimensions of the tail and head resemble those of the morphological group BIII2 (T. Krzywy, I. Durlakowa, A. Kucharewcz-Krukowska, S. Krynski, and S. Slopek, Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Mikrobiol. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. Reihe A 250:287-295, 1981). Phages 3A and 3C of the international typing set lysed both the bacillary and L form of S. aureus.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007740	L Forms	Bacterial variants, unable to form a complete cell wall, which are formed in cultures by various bacteria; granules (L bodies) appear, unite, and grow into amorphous bodies which multiply and give rise to bacterial cells morphologically indistinguishable from the parent strain.
D008242	Lysogeny	The phenomenon by which a temperate phage incorporates itself into the DNA of a bacterial host, establishing a kind of symbiotic relation between PROPHAGE and bacterium which results in the perpetuation of the prophage in all the descendants of the bacterium. Upon induction (VIRUS ACTIVATION) by various agents, such as ultraviolet radiation, the phage is released, which then becomes virulent and lyses the bacterium.	Integration, Prophage,Prophage Integration,Integrations, Prophage,Prophage Integrations
D001434	Bacteriophage Typing	A technique of bacterial typing which differentiates between bacteria or strains of bacteria by their susceptibility to one or more bacteriophages.	Phage Typing,Typing, Bacteriophage,Typing, Phage
D013204	Staphylococcus Phages	Viruses whose host is Staphylococcus.	Staphylococcal Phages,Staphylococcal Bacteriophage,Staphylococcal Bacteriophages,Staphylococcus Phage,Bacteriophage, Staphylococcal,Bacteriophages, Staphylococcal,Phage, Staphylococcal,Phage, Staphylococcus,Phages, Staphylococcal,Phages, Staphylococcus,Staphylococcal Phage
D013211	Staphylococcus aureus	Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and perineum of warm-blooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications.

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