HER 229


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Name
Cog
Morphotype
B1 (Siphophage)
Other designations
CG5
Realm
Duplodnaviria
Kingdom
Heunggongvirae
Phylum
Uroviricota
Class
Caudoviricetes
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics

Clear plaques of 0.5 mm.
Attacks bacteria used for deodorizing pig manure.

Genomic sequence
No
Bacterial hosts
Reference
CG5 : Bourque, D., J.-G. Bisaillon, L. Berthiaume, R. Alain, and R. Beaudet. 1989. A new bacteriophage of *Corynebacterium glutamicum* isolated from swine waste. Amer. J. Vet. Res. 50: 1952-1956.

Cog : Sonnen, H., J. Schneider, and H.J. Kutzner. 1990. Corynephage Cog, a virulent bacteriophage of *Corynebacterium glutamicum*, and its relationship to ?GA1, an inducible phage particle from *Brevibacterium flavum*. J. Gen Virol. 71: 1629-1633.
Remarks
Also held at the DSMZ collection under DSM 112146.
History
Received from
Date
Dr Laurent Berthiaume
Institut Armand Frappier
Ville de Laval (Québec) H7N 4Z3
Canada
12-14-1984
Isolated by
Date
D. Bourque
Institut Armand Frappier
Ville de Laval (Québec)
Canada
1987?
Source
Pig manure
Updated at
2024-01-17