A single-base change in gene 10 of bacteriophage T7 permits growth on Shigella sonnei.

AUTOR(ES)

Pierce, J C

RESUMO

Bacteriophage T7 can extend its host range to include Shigella sonnei D2 371-48 by a mutation called ss found in the T7 major capsid protein, the gene 10 product. We show that a single A-to-C transversion at position 23150 in the T7 genome is responsible for the T7 ss mutant phenotype that allows the phage to avoid DNA degradation and undergo productive infection. The ss mutation causes an amino acid substitution of proline for glutamine at position 61 of the 344-amino-acid T7 major capsid protein.

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