The present invention provides a isolated bacteriophage useful as a tool
for studying biological, biochemical, physiological and genetic properties
of actinomycetes and other organisms which comprises a novel strain of
Saccharomonospora having certain specified characteristics. The invention
also relates to a process for the isolation of the said bacteriophage
and/or DNA phage and to a novel universal growth medium which is
particularly useful in the said process. Another embodiment of the process
relates to a clonong vector which comprises a plasmid or bacteriophage
comprising the phage DNA of the invention.
