Bacteriophages induced by mitomycin C treatment of Leuconostoc oenos strains from Portuguese wines

Twenty-two Leuconostocoenos strains from Portuguese wines and seven strains from other sources were induced with mitomycin C. Bacteriophageswere detected in the supernatants of 19 different cultures. Analysisof their host-range and plating efficienciessuggests that phage typingcould be useful for strain identification in Leuc. oenos.