A programme for the construction of a lambda phage.

W J Brammar; C Hadfield

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A programme for the construction of a lambda phage.

W J Brammar·C Hadfield

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Infection of a sensitive host by the lambdoid coliphages can cause death of the bacterial cell by lysis or can lead to a lysogenic cell, with the viral DNA stably integrated into the host chromosome. These alternative responses both require the coordination of several host and phage functions, and lambda infection follows a well controlled developmental plan. The lytic and lysogenic pathways of lambdoid infection are reviewed, with emphasis on the variety of control mechanisms involved in the commitment to a particular pathway.

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W J Brammar, C Hadfield. 1984. A programme for the construction of a lambda phage.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6241940/

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