[Transduction by temperate phage PLS-1 in Lactobacillus salivarius].
1971
K Toyama, and
T Sakurai, and
H Ari
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007778
Lactobacillus
A genus of gram-positive, microaerophilic, rod-shaped bacteria occurring widely in nature. Its species are also part of the many normal flora of the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina of many mammals, including humans. Lactobacillus species are homofermentative and ferment a broad spectrum of carbohydrates often host-adapted but do not ferment PENTOSES. Most members were previously assigned to the Lactobacillus delbrueckii group. Pathogenicity from this genus is rare.
D001435
Bacteriophages
Viruses whose hosts are bacterial cells.
Phages,Bacteriophage,Phage
D014161
Transduction, Genetic
The transfer of bacterial DNA by phages from an infected bacterium to another bacterium. This also refers to the transfer of genes into eukaryotic cells by viruses. This naturally occurring process is routinely employed as a GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUE.