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PHAGES capable of generalized transduction among strains of Proteus mirabilis have been described1–3. Proteus morganii differs in many respects from P. mirabilis4 including a growth requirement for pantothenate and l-cystine in addition to the nicotinic acid requirement of the latter organism5. Several gene loci of these two species are being investigated in this laboratory. With P. mirabilis biochemical work is complemented with genetic (transductional) studies. In order to do the same with P. morganii it was decided to search for transducing phages active on this species.
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COETZEE, J. Transduction in Proteus morganii. Nature 210, 220 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210220a0
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