Role of phage ϕ1 in two strains of Salmonella Rissen, sensitive and resistant to phage ϕ1

The study describes the Salmonella Rissen phage ϕ1 isolated from the ϕ1-sensitive Salmonella Rissen strain RW. The same phage was then used to select the resistant strain RRϕ1+, which can harbour or not ϕ1.

Source: BMC Microbiology - December 7, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Marina Papaianni, Felice Contaldi, Andrea Fulgione, Sheridan L. Woo, Angela Casillo, Maria Michela Corsaro, Ermenegilda Parrilli, Luca Marcolungo, Marzia Rossato, Massimo Delledonne, Marianna Garonzi, Domenico Iannelli and Rosanna Capparelli Tags: Research article Source Type: research