T-related Bacteriophages Isolated from Shigella sonnei

Abstract

The properties of three T-related phages—35, 55, and 3201—isolated from Shigella sonnei were studied. They were similar with respect to morphology of plaques, duration of the latent periods, lysis inhibition effect, and serological characteristics. These phages closely resembled the T-even phages. Phages 3201, 35, and 55 had the same host range and receptor specificity as phage T2.