Nucleotide sequence of the late region of Bacillus subtilis phage PZA, a close relative of phi 29.

The 12,200-bp sequence of the late region of bacteriophage PZA was determined. Open reading frames (ORFs) and potential ribosome-binding sites were found in this region and the ORFs were assigned to eleven late genes. A potential bidirectional transcriptional terminator was found and its possible function is discussed.