The IntP C-terminal segment is not required for excision of bacteriophage Mx8 from the Myxococcus xanthus chromosome.

During lysogenization of myxophage Mx8, phage DNA can be integrated into the attB site of the Myxococcus xanthus chromosome through site-specific recombination. We previously demonstrated that the Mx8 attP site is located within the coding sequence of the Mx8 intP gene. Hence, the integration of Mx8 into the M.