HER 209


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Name
Aeh1
Morphotype
A2 (Myophage)
Family
Straboviridae
Genus
Cinqassovirus
Species
Cinqassovirus aeh1
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Plaques: 0.1 mm, clear.
T-even phage tail, slightly longer head (as Vibrio phage nt-1).
Multiple morphological aberrations : giant phages, biprolate heads, mottled heads, isometric and intermediate heads, multi-tailed particles.
Bacterial hosts
Reference
Chow, M.S., and M.A. Rouf. 1983. Isolation and partial characterization of two *Aeromonas hydrophila* bacteriophages. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45:1670-1676.
History
Isolated by
Date
M.S. Chow and M.A. Rouf
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
05-1979
Received from
Date
Dr. M.A. Rouf
Department of Biology and Microbiology,
University of Wisconsin
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901,
USA
26-05-1984
Source
Final sewage effluent, Oshkosh waste water plant
Updated at
2024-01-16