HER 213


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Name
I2-2
Morphotype
F1
Family
Inoviridae
Genus
Lineavirus
Species
Lineavirus I22
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 92,400X
Bar: 100 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Plaques: 0.1mm, veiled.
Filamentous phage serologically related to phage Ike.
Marked variation in length.
Adsorbs to tips of IncI2 plasmid-encoded pili.
Alternative host : *S. thyphimurium* M827-2(R721pilC).
Plasmid R721pilC is a derivative of plasmid R721 which produces pili constitutively.
Bacterial hosts
Reference
1974. J. Med. Microbiol. 7:169-177.
Coetzee, J.N., D.E. Bradley, and R.W. Hedges. 1982. Phages Ia and I2-2: IncI plasmid-dependant bacteriophages. J. Gen. Microbiol. 128:2797-2804.
History
Isolated by
Date
J.N. Coetzee
Pretoria,
South Africa
Received from
Date
J.N. Coetzee
Institute for Pathology,
P.O. Box 2034
Pretoria 0001,
South Africa
Received from
Date
J. Schell-M. van Montagu
Laboratorium voor Genetika
Ledeganckstraat 35
B-9000 Gent,
Belgium
17-10-1983
Source
Sewage
Updated at
2024-01-16