HER 147

Name

SP8

Morphotype

A1 (Myophage)

Family

Herelleviridae

Genus

Okubovirus

Other designations

ATCC15563-B1

Electron Micrograph

Image description

Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PTA

Characteristics

Plaques: 1.0 mm, clear.

Genomic sequence

Yes

Bacterial hosts

HER

Temp.

30-37

Medium

BHI

TSA

Link

Reference

Davidson, P. F. 1963. The structure of bacteriophage SP8. Virology. 21:146-151.

History

Received from

Date

P. F. Davidson

Received from

Date

American Type Culture Collection,
12301 Parklawn Drive,
Rockville, Maryland, 20852,
USA.

15-10-1982

Updated at

2024-01-16