Abstract
This is the first description of cultivated icosahedral single stranded DNA (ssDNA) phages isolated on heterotrophic marine bacterioplankton and with Bacteroidetes hosts. None of the 8 phages stained well with DNA binding stains, suggesting that in situ abundances of ssDNA phages are drastically underestimated using conventional methods for enumeration.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 892-894 |
ISSN | 0099-2240 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2012 |