CGSC Strain#: 12126
Strain Designation: C-236
Source of Strain: M.G. Sunshine
Sex: F-
Chromosomal Markers: Δ(tonB-trp),
rpsL-(strR),
arg-Strain Comments: - Source for Phage P4 (is lysogenic for both P2 and P4)
- This is an E. coli C strain, not a K-12 strain.
- strR = streptomycin resist.
References: - Six, EW, CA Klug 1973. Bacteriophage P4: a satellite virus depending on a helper such as prophage P2. Virology 51(2):327-44.