Date of Award
6-1975
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Biology
Supervisor
Professor I. Takahashi
Abstract
Suppressor-sensitive mutants of Bacillus subtilis phage PBS2 were isolated from chemically mutagenized lysates. These mutants were found to comprise thirty-eight distinct complementation groups. Mutants affected in DNA synthesis and host cell lysis were identified and characterized. Two complementation groups were found to be involved in the appearance of the phage-induced DNA polymerase activity. A linear genetic map was constructed based on the results of two and three-factor genetic crosses and linkage tests.
Recommended Citation
Levine, Marc, "Suppressor-sensitive mutants of Bacteriophage PBS2" (1975). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 930.
http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations/930