HER 419
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Name
ϕ8
Morphotype
E2
Other designations
phi8, phi-8
Family
Cystoviridae
Genus
Cystovirus
Species
Cystovirus phi8
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PT
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PT
Characteristics
Plaques: 1 mm, clear.
Genomic sequence
Yes
Bacterial hosts
HER
Reference
Mindich, L. and coll. 1999. Isolation of additional bacteriophages with genomes of segmented double-stranded RNA. J. Bacteriol. 181: 4505-4508.
Remarks
Lipid enveloppe, double-stranded DNA.
Inactivated by chloroform or detergents.
Grows poorly.
Loss of 2 log in 1 month at 4éC.
Kills host without propagation at high M.O.I.
Forms plaques on heptose-less strains of *S. typhimurium*.
Inactivated by chloroform or detergents.
Grows poorly.
Loss of 2 log in 1 month at 4éC.
Kills host without propagation at high M.O.I.
Forms plaques on heptose-less strains of *S. typhimurium*.
History
Isolated by
Date
Xueying Quiao
Mindichʼs Laboratory
New York
Mindichʼs Laboratory
New York
1998
Received from
Date
Dr L. Mindich
Dept. of Microbiology
Public Health Research Institute
455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Dept. of Microbiology
Public Health Research Institute
455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
26-08-2000
Source
*Pisum sativum* (snow pea) leaves.
Updated at
2024-01-22