The temperate phages RP2 and RP3 of Streptomyces rimosus

Authors :: Rausch, Helmut
Vesligaj, Margareta
Pocta, Darko
Biukovic, Goran
Pigac, Jasenka
Cullum, John
Schmieger, Horst
Hranueli, Daslav
Source :: Journal of General Microbiology. Oct, 1993, Vol. 139 Issue 10, p2517, 8 p.
Publication Year :: 1993
Abstract: The narrow-host-range phages RP2 and RP3 released from lysogenic strains comprise oxytetracycline-producing Streptomyces rimosus strains R6-65 and R7 (ATCC 10970). The phages recombine at an att site to lysogenize. The occurrence of cured strains during genetic investigations led to the discovery of RP2 and RP3. A bacteriophage taxonomic classification is conferred on them due to their tadpole-shape and double-stranded DNA.