Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
Twenty-four virulent bacteriophages isolated from raw milk and whey samples were characterised by structural protein composition and bacteriophage DNA restriction endonuclease fragments. Twenty-four lactococcal bacteriophages were possessed among 24-31 total structural proteins with molecular masses of 6.5-208.9 kDa and 2-8 major structural proteins with molecular masses of 6.5-38 kDa. Lactococcal bacteriophages were classified as 5 different groups by total structural proteins and 4 different groups by major structural proteins. The genome sizes of bacteriophages were estimated between 19.6 and 39 kb. Twenty-four lactococcal bacteriophages were classified into 8 groups based on the same restriction endonuclease recognition and restriction sites on the lactococcal bacteriophage genomes.
Keywords
Lactococcus lactis, bacteriophage, protein profile, restriction analysis
First Page
865
Last Page
871
Recommended Citation
ŞANLIBABA, PINAR and AKÇELİK, MUSTAFA (2005) "Classification of Virulent Lactococcal Bacteriophages Based on Protein Composition and Restriction Endonuclease Analysis," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 29: No. 3, Article 42. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol29/iss3/42
