Biology of the temperate Streptococcus thermophilus bacteriophage TP-J34 and physical characterization of the phage genome.

The temperate Streptococcus thermophilus bacteriophage TP-J34 was identified in the lysogenic host strain J34. The majority of phage particles produced upon induction was defective and noninfectious, consisting of DNA-filled heads lacking tails. A physical map (45.