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SUMMARY: Investigation of the lysogenicity of seven Corynebacterium diphtheriae PW 8 variants revealed the spontaneous liberation, by these strains, of phage particles active against two C. ulcerans strains (9304 and 298 G) which are sensitive to C. diphtheriae gravis and mitis phages. By this means, phage particles with different host-range activity and morphology of plaques were obtained from the PW 8 strains. Further studies showed that some C. diphtheriae strains which possess the same sensitivity towards gravis and mitis phages showed the same spontaneous liberation of PW 8-carried phages. The newly obtained phages were able to convert to toxinogenesis both C. ulcerans and C. diphtheriae strains.
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