HER 202
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Name
I3
Morphotype
A1 (Myophage)
Family
?1
Genus
Bixzunavirus
Species
Bixzunavirus I3
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Temperate and transducing phage.
Turbid plaques.
The only Mycobacterium phage with a contractile tail.
Life cycle of 5 hours.
Turbid plaques.
The only Mycobacterium phage with a contractile tail.
Life cycle of 5 hours.
Genomic sequence
Yes
Bacterial hosts
HER
Reference
Kozloff, L.M., C.V.S. Raj, R.N. Rao, V.A. Chapman, and S. Delong. 1972. Structure of a transducing mycobacteriophage. J. Virol. 9:390-393.
Remarks
Propagate the phage at 33°C
History
Received from
Date
Dr. K.P. Gopinathan
Microbiology and Cell Biology Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore 560012, India
Microbiology and Cell Biology Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore 560012, India
12-12-1983
Isolated by
Date
C.V. Sundar and T. Ramakrishnan
Microbiology and Cell Biology Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science
Microbiology and Cell Biology Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science
1969
Source
Soil, Bangalore, India
Updated at
2024-01-16