HER 153
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Name
ϕKZ
Morphotype
A1 (Myophage)
Realm
Duplodnaviria
Kingdom
Heunggongvirae
Phylum
Uroviricota
Class
Caudoviricetes
Family
Chimalliviridae
Genus
Phikzvirus
Species
Phikzvirus phiKZ
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
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
Genomic sequence
Yes
Bacterial hosts
HER
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.
Institute for genetics and selection of industrial microorganisms,
P.O. Box 825,
Moscow, 113545,
Russia.
12-17-1982
Isolated by
Date
Krylov, V. N. and I. Zhazykov From:
1973
Source
Sewage, Russia.
Updated at
2024-01-16