Growth of a Capsid Mutant of Bacteriophage φX174 in a Temperature-Sensitive Strain of Escherichia coli

Christine C. Vito, Sandy B. Primrose, C. E. Dowell
1975 Journal of Virology  
A capsid mutant of OX174 is capable of forming replicative form and synthesizing single strands at the restrictive temperature in a dnaB mutant of Escherichia coli. Under similar conditions, the wild-type bacteriophage is incapable of either step in viral synthesis.
doi:10.1128/jvi.15.2.281-287.1975 fatcat:st2k74bdvvhrxjcaxhumpaj5gi