HER 169


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Name
VP5
Morphotype
B1 (Siphophage)
Family
?1
Genus
Enhodamvirus
Species
Enhodamvirus VP5
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Plaques of 0.5 mm, extremely opaque, more visible after 3 days.
Elongated head.
Bacterial hosts
Reference
Koga, T., S. Toyoshima, and T. Kawata. 1982. Morphological varieties and host ranges of *Vibrio parahaemolyticus* bacteriophages isolated from seawater. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 44:466-470.
History
Isolated by
Date
T. Toga and T. Kawata
Tokushima,
Japan
07-1979
Received from
Date
Dr Tomio Kawata,
Department of Food Microbiology,
Tokushima University School of Medecine,
Tokushima,
770,
Japan
21-02-1983
Source
Seawater
Updated at
2024-01-16