HER 139
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Name
HK243
Morphotype
B2 (Siphophage)
Family
?1
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Plaques: 0.1mm, clear.
Plaques enhanced by chloroform vapors.
Does not grow on maltose-negative, lambda-resistant strains of *E. coli* K-12.
Dimensions in nm (Ackermann unpubl.)
UA head 63 x 49 Tail 166 x 8
PT head 72 x 59 Tail 167 x 8
Plaques enhanced by chloroform vapors.
Does not grow on maltose-negative, lambda-resistant strains of *E. coli* K-12.
Dimensions in nm (Ackermann unpubl.)
UA head 63 x 49 Tail 166 x 8
PT head 72 x 59 Tail 167 x 8
Genomic sequence
No
Bacterial hosts
HER
Reference
Dhillon, T. S. E. K. S. Dhillon, H. C. Chau, W. K. Li, and A. H. C. Tsang. 1976. Studies on bacteriophage distribution: Virulent and temperate bactriophage content of mammalian feces. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 32:68-74.
History
Isolated by
Date
T. S. Dhillon *et al.*
1975 ?
Received from
Date
Dr. T. S. Dhillon,
Department of Botany,
University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
Department of Botany,
University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
23-08-1981
Source
Hong Kong
Updated at
2024-01-16