HER Number
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Identification
Name Morphotype
A511 A1 (Myophage)
Order Family Genus Species
Herelleviridae Pecentumvirus Pecentumvirus A511
Other designations

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

Characteristics Complete genome sequence
Clear plaques of 0.5 mm.
Used for phage typing of Listeria spp.
Virulent phage, lyses 85% of all Listeria strains.
Not related to other Listeria phages.
Also propagated on L. ivanovii 3009.
Morphologically identical with Bacillus phage SP50 a.s.o. 		Oui
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NC_009811.2

Propagation conditions
Host strain HER
1394
Temp. Medium Aerobic/Anaerobic Agitation Others
30ºC TSA

Original reference
Loessner, M.J., M. Busse. 1990. Bacteriophage typing of Listeria species.

Remarks
Distribution must be approved by:
Prof. Martin Loessner
ETH Zurich,
Schmelzbergstrasse 7
8092 Zürich
Switzerland

+41 44 632 33 35
martin.loessner@ethz.ch

History
Received from Date
Dr Martin Loessner
Institut fur Mikrobiologie
FML Weihenstephan
Technische Universitat Munchen, Weihenstephaner Berg 3
D-85350 Freising, Germany 		02-09-1992
Original source
Sewage

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