HER 209


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Name
Aeh1
Morphotype
A2 (Myophage)
Realm
Duplodnaviria
Kingdom
Heunggongvirae
Phylum
Uroviricota
Class
Caudoviricetes
Order
Pantevenvirales
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
Received from
Date
Dr. M.A. Rouf
Department of Biology and Microbiology,
University of Wisconsin
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901,
USA
05-26-1984
Isolated by
Date
M.S. Chow and M.A. Rouf
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
05-1979
Source
Final sewage effluent, Oshkosh waste water plant
Updated at
2024-01-16