Superinfection with Bacteriophage T4: Inverse Relationship Between Genetic Exclusion and Membrane Association of Deoxyribonucleic Acid of Secondary Bacteriophage

Abstract

The majority of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of superinfecting T4 bacteriophage which is injected and not hydrolyzed does not attach to host cell membrane. Low levels of association of secondary phage DNA with membrane appear to be related to temporal genetic exclusion.