HER 153


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Name
ϕKZ
Morphotype
A1 (Myophage)
Family
?1
Genus
Phikzvirus
Species
Phikzvirus phiKZ
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Plaques: 0.1mm, veiled.
Stable in broth over 4-5 years.
Head contains inner protein cylinder.
Virulent, contaminates easily other cultures.
Very large genome (280.4 kbp, 483 ORFs).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=169683
Bacterial hosts
Reference
Krylov, V. N., T. A. Smirnova, B. A. Rebentish, and I. B. Minenkova. 1978. The structure of ΦKZ bacteriophage particle. Vop. Virusol. pp. 568-571.
History
Received from
Date
Prof. V. N. Krylov,
Institute for genetics and selection of industrial microorganisms,
P.O. Box 825,
Moscow, 113545,
Russia.
17-12-1982
Isolated by
Date
Krylov, V. N. and I. Zhazykov From:
1973
Source
Sewage, Russia.
Updated at
2024-01-16