HER 140
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Name
AP50
Morphotype
D4
Order
Kalamavirales
Family
Tectiviridae
Genus
Betatectivirus
Species
Betatectivirus AP50
Other designations
AP 50
Class
Tectiliviricetes
Realm
Varidnaviria
Kingdom
Bamfordvirae
Electron Micrograph
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Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UAB
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UAB
Characteristics
Strain HER 1039 is lysogen for phage AP50.
Plaques: 0.5-1mm, veiled.
Fragile; Propagate every year.
Double coat, pseudotail, sensitive to chloroform and ether, first claimed to contain RNA.
May be preserved in spore of HER 1039 or HER 1140.
Induction of HER 1039 by 0.5- 1mg/ml mitomycin C.
Does not survive lyophilization, keeps poorly at -70C.
Genomic sequence
Yes
Bacterial hosts
HER
Reference
Nagy, E. 1974. A highly specific phage attacking *Bacillus anthracis* strain Sterne. Acta Microbiol. Acad. Sci. Hung. 21:257-263.
History
Received from
Date
May also be obtained from:
Prof. Ilona Béladi,
Institute of Microbiology,
University Medical School of Széged,
P. P. Box. 432, H-6701, Széged,
Hungary.
Prof. Ilona Béladi,
Institute of Microbiology,
University Medical School of Széged,
P. P. Box. 432, H-6701, Széged,
Hungary.
Received from
Date
Dr. Elizabeth Nagy,
Dept. of Clinical Microbiology,
University Medical School of Széged,
P. P. Box. 432, H-6701, Széged,
Hungary.
Dept. of Clinical Microbiology,
University Medical School of Széged,
P. P. Box. 432, H-6701, Széged,
Hungary.
13-09-1982
Isolated by
Date
G. Ivénovics,
Institute of Microbiology,
University Medical School of Széged,
Széged,
Hungary. From:
Institute of Microbiology,
University Medical School of Széged,
Széged,
Hungary. From:
1973 ?
Source
Soil, Hungary
Updated at
2024-01-16