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Horst Neve,2
Lone Brøndsted,3
Knut J. Heller,2 and
Finn K. Vogensen1*
Department of Food Science, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark,1 Institute for Microbiology, Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food, Kiel, Germany,2 Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark3
Received 4 May 2006/ Accepted 19 July 2006
Proteins homologous to the protein NPS (neck passage structure) are widespread among lactococcal phages. We investigated the hypothesis that NPS is involved in the infection of phage TP901-1 by analysis of an NPS mutant. NPS was determined to form a collar-whisker complex but was shown to be nonessential for infection, phage assembly, and stability.
Present address: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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