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E. coli membrane lipid alteration affecting T4 capsid morphogenesis

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An Escherichia coli mutant, hd B3-1, cold sensitive for T4+ capsid assembly is described. The hd B3-1 character seems to be caused by altered lipid components of the bacterial inner membrane. The genetic locus for the hd B3-1 phenotype is designated fat A and is closely linked to proline.

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  1. Dale Snover

    Present address: The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033

  2. Charles Grisham

    Present address: Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22901

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  1. The Institute for Cancer Research, The Fox Chase Center for Cancer and Medical Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111

    Lee D. Simon, Thomas J. M. McLaughlin, Dale Snover, Jonathan Ou, Charles Grisham & Marilyn Loeb

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Simon, L., McLaughlin, T., Snover, D. et al. E. coli membrane lipid alteration affecting T4 capsid morphogenesis. Nature 256, 379–383 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/256379a0

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