Abstract
AbstractA bacteriophage was shown to adsorb to plasmolysed non‐swarming cells of Proteus mirabilis preferentially at the sites of adhesion between the inner membrane and outer cell wall membrane; 75% of phage particles were adsorbed at these sites, while 25% were not. Differences in outer membrane composition between swarming and non‐swarming cells were reflected in altered phage‐binding properties, with only 33% of phage absorbed at these adhesion sites in swarming cells. On the basis of their phage distribution, cross‐sections of swarm cells could be distinguished from sections of short non‐swarming cells.
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