HER 182


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Name
GA-1
Morphotype
C2 (Podophage)
Realm
Duplodnaviria
Kingdom
Heunggongvirae
Phylum
Uroviricota
Class
Caudoviricetes
Family
Salasmaviridae
Genus
Gaunavirus
Species
Gaunavirus GA1
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PT
Characteristics

Plaques of 1.0 mm with double halo.

Bacterial hosts
Reference
Arwert, F., G. Venema. 1974. Protease-sensitive transfection of *Bacillus subtilis* with bacteriophage GA-1 DNA: a probable case of heterologous transfection. J. Virol. 13: 584-589.
Remarks

Very stable.
Host first identified as B. subtilis and later as B. licheniformis.
 

History
Received from
Date
S. Bron,
Vakgroep Genetica,
R.U. Groningen,
Biologisch Centrum,
Kerklaan 30,
9751 NN Haren,
Netherlands
06-13-1983
Isolated by
Date
D.E. Bradley
University of Edinburg,
Edinburg,
Scotland
Before 1965
Updated at
2024-01-16