Chloramphenicol: Effect on DNA Synthesis during Phage Development in Escherichia coli
Paolo Amati 1
1 International Laboratory of Genetics and Biophysics, Naples, Italy
Chloramphenicol added at various times during intracellular development of various bacteriophages causes a reduction in the rate of synthesis of phage DNA. The reduction is faster the smaller the size of the DNA molecule in the mature phage.