HER Number
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Identification
Name Morphotype
XP12 B2 (Siphophage)
Order Family Genus Species
Other designations
Xp12 XP-12

Electron Micrograph
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UAB
Restriction profile

Characteristics Complete genome sequence
Plaques: 2mm, clear.
Smaller plaques when cultivated without thymidine
Read after 24- 48 hrs.
Thymidine (5 mg/ml) needed in medium.
5-methylcytosine completely replaces cytosine. 		Non

Propagation conditions
Host strain HER
1154
Temp. Medium Aerobic/Anaerobic Agitation Others
22-30ºC XPS + thymidine Yes Ca(NO3)2.4H2O

Original reference
Kuo, T. , T. Huang, and M. Teng. 1968. 5-methylcytosine replacing cytosine in the deoxyribonucleic acid of a bacteriophage for Xanthomonas oryzae. J. Mol. Biol. 34:373-375.

Remarks
Instructions for phage propagation and media composition are available upon request.
THIS PHAGE IS NOT AVILABLE FOR THIS MOMENT

History
Received from Date
Dr T. T. kuo,
Institute of Botany,
Academia Sinica,
Taiwan,
Republica of China.
Received from Date
Dr Mélanie Ehrlich,
Department of Biochemistry,
Tulane University School of Medecine,
1430 Tulane Avenue,
New Orleans, LA, 70112,
USA. 		16-12-1982
Isolé par Date
Kuo, Huang,
Wu and Cheng 		1968
Original source
Water of a rice field, Taiwan

Last update
2024-01-16
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