HER 388
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Name
γ
Morphotype
B1 (Siphophage)
Family
?1
Genus
Wbetavirus
Other designations
gamma
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Clear plaques of 1.5 mm. (Halo)
Genomic sequence
Yes
Bacterial hosts
HER
Reference
Brown, E.R., W.B. Cherry. 1955. Specific identification of *Bacillus anthracis* by means of a variant bacteriophage. J. Infect. Dis. 96: 34-39.
Remarks
For identification of *B. anthracis* (differentiation from *B. cereus*).
Lyses R and RS forms.
Use undiluted.
Host 1140 transferred to MAS, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Lyses R and RS forms.
Use undiluted.
Host 1140 transferred to MAS, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
History
Received from
Date
Kathy Bernard
NLB
Rm.212, LCDC Building
Tunneyʼs Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A OL2
NLB
Rm.212, LCDC Building
Tunneyʼs Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A OL2
10-07-1991
Received from
Date
Florian Gosselin
Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec
20045 Chemin Ste-Marie
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue
H9X 3R5
Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec
20045 Chemin Ste-Marie
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue
H9X 3R5
12-09-1991
Received from
Date
Fort Detrick, Md
1990
Source
Strain W bacteriophage of McCloy.
Updated at
2024-01-22