Isolation and characterization of actinophages of <i>Thermoactinomyces</i> and <i>Micropolyspora</i>

Abstract

Two new actionphages infecting thermophilic actinomycetes were isolated from lysogenic cultures of Thermoactinomyces candidus and Micropolyspora faeni. The physiochemical properties, morphology, host range, electron microscopy, and immunology of the two phages, phi-115A (ATCC 29680-B1) and phi-150A (ATCC 29681-B1), are reported.