Abstract
Escherichia coli bacteriophage T4 uses the lipopolysaccharide of the outer cell envelope membrane as a receptor. Lipopolysaccharide from E. coli K-12 required a major outer membrane protein, polypeptide Ib, for phage inactivation.
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Proteins / analysis
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Bacterial Proteins / physiology*
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Coliphages*
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Escherichia coli / analysis
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Escherichia coli / physiology*
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Lipopolysaccharides / analysis
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Lipopolysaccharides / physiology*
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Receptors, Virus / analysis
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Receptors, Virus / physiology*
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Lipopolysaccharides
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Receptors, Virus