The Bacteriophages / edited by Richard Calendar.
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1988.
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Phage Evolution and Speciation
- I. The Species Concept and Its Application to Phages
- II. Molecular Biology and the Origins of Phage
- III. The Gene Pool
- IV. Phage Genes Related to Host Genes
- V. Host Functions Replaceable by Phage-Derived Genes
- VI. Recombination in Natural Populations
- VII. Source and Distribution within the Genome of Recombinable Variation
- VIII. Reproductive Isolation in Nature
- References
- 2 Control Mechanisms in dsDNA Bacteriophage Assembly
- I. Introduction
- II. The Structure of dsDNA Phage Virions
- III. The Nature of Phage Assembly Pathways
- IV. Current Problems in Phage Assembly and Structure
- V. Genes and Morphogenesis
- VI. Prospects
- References
- 3 Changes in RNA Polymerase
- I. Introduction
- II. Covalent Modifications of RNA Polymerases
- III. Proteins Binding to the Bacterial RNA Polymerase Core
- IV. DNA-Binding Proteins That Interact with, and Enhance the Activity of, RNA Polymerase
- V. Other RNA Polymerase-Binding Proteins and Other Phages
- VI. Concluding Comments
- References
- 4 The Single-Stranded RNA Bacteriophages
- I. Introduction
- II. Classification of RNA Phages
- III. Ecology of Coliphages
- IV. The Infection Process
- V. Virion Structure
- VI. Replication of Phage RNA
- VII. Origin and Evolution of the 6S RNA Families
- VIII. Gene Expression
- IX. Sequence Comparison between Group I, II, and III Phages
- X. Phylogeny of RNA Phages
- XI. Concluding Remarks
- References
- 5 Phages with Protein Attached to the DNA Ends
- I. Introduction
- II. Characterization of the Terminal Protein at the DNA Ends of the Phage?29, Cp-1, and PRD1 Families
- III. Linkage between the Terminal Protein and the DNA of Phages?29, Cp-1, and PRD1
- IV. Nucleotide Sequence at the DNA Ends of the?29, Cp-1, and PRD1 Families
- V. Transcription of?29 DNA
- VI. In Vivo Replication of?29, Cp-1, and PRD1 DNAs
- VII. In Vitro Replication of?29, Cp-1, and PRD1 DNAs: Initiation Reaction
- VIII. Purification and Characterization of the?29 Proteins p2, p3, p5, and p6, Involved in DNA Replication
- IX. Template Requirements for the Formation of the Initiation Complex
- X. Possible Role of the Inverted Terminal Repeat in the Replication of?29, Cp-1, and PRD1 DNAs
- XI. Model for the Protein-Primed Replication of?29
- XII. Role of the Parental Terminal Protein in?29 DNA Packaging
- XIII. Protein-Primed Initiation of Replication: A General Mechanism
- References
- 6 Phage Mu
- I. Introduction
- II. Virion Morphology
- III. Physical and Genetic Structure of Mu DNA
- IV. Life Cycle
- V. Transposition
- VI. Excision
- VII. G Inversion
- VIII. The mom Gene
- IX. Mu-like Phages
- X. Perspectives
- References
- 7 Bacteriophage T1
- I. Background
- II. Basic Characteristics and Methods of Study
- III. The Virus Particle
- IV. The T1 Map
- V. Phage Development
- VI. Miscellaneous
- VII. Summary
- References
- 8 The T7 Group
- I. Introduction
- II. The T7 Prototype
- III. The T7 Relatives
- IV. Further Comparisons and General Remarks
- References
- 9 Bacteriophage P1
- I. Introduction
- II. Physical and Genetic Structure
- III. Adsorption and Injection
- IV. Cyclization
- V. Restriction-Modification
- VI. Lysogenization versus Lytic Growth. Immunity and Virulence
- VII. The Prophage State
- VIII. Vegetative Growth
- IX. Transduction
- X. Comparative Biology
- References
- 10 Bacteriophage T5 and Related Phages
- I. Introduction
- II. The Genetic and Physical Map
- III. Phage Attachment and DNA Injection
- IV. Transcription
- V. Effects on Host Metabolism
- VI. Nucleotide Metabolism
- VII. DNA Replication
- References
- 11 Bacteriophage SPO1
- I. Introduction
- II. The Virion
- III. Other hmUra-Containing B. subtilis Phages
- IV. Maps of the SPO1 Genome
- V. Regulation of SPO1 Gene Action
- VI. Shutoff of Host Activities
- VII. SPO1 DNA Replication
- VIII. Late Functions
- IX. Miscellaneous Functions
- X. Summary
- References
- 12 Viruses of Archaebacteria
- I. Introduction
- II. Viruses of Extremely Halophilic and Methanogenic Archaebacteria
- I. Viruslike Particle from Methanococcus sp.
- III. Viruses of Extremely Thermophilic, Sulfur-Dependent Archaebacteria
- References
- 13 Temperate Bacteriophages of Bacillus subtilis
- I. Introduction
- II. Group I Phages:?105,?6,?10,?14
- III. Group II Phage: SPO2
- IV. Group III Phages:?3T, SP?, pll, SPR, Z, IG1, IG3, IG4, and H2
- V. Group IV Phage: SP16
- VI. Group V Defective Phages: PBSX, PBSZ, et al.
- References.