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Host-Range of Lactobacillus Bacteriophages

Nature volume 187, pages 348–349 (1960)Cite this article

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IN 1955, Kiuru and Tybeck1 isolated a phage specific for 1 strain of Lactobacillus lactis and a phage working on 2 strains of L. helveticus. These phages were isolated from cultures used in the manufacture of Swiss cheese. In 1958, Meyers et al. 2 reported the isolation from saliva of phages active on 7 Lactobacillus species. The host-range of these phages was not indicated.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria

    J. N. COETZEE, H. C. DE KLERK & T. G. SACKS

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COETZEE, J., DE KLERK, H. & SACKS, T. Host-Range of Lactobacillus Bacteriophages. Nature 187, 348–349 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187348a0

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