HER 315
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Name
ω8
Morphotype
C1 (Podophage)
Other designations
O8
Realm
Duplodnaviria
Kingdom
Heunggongvirae
Phylum
Uroviricota
Class
Caudoviricetes
Electron Micrograph
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Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UAB
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UAB
Characteristics
Clear plaques between 1.0-1.5 mm
Genomic sequence
No
Primary bacterial host
HER
Alternative bacterial hosts
No alternative hosts for this phage.
Reference
Jann, K., G. Schmidt, B. Wallenfels, E. Freund-Molbert. 1971. Isolation and characterization of *Escherichia coli* bacteriophage omega-8 specific for *E. coli* strains belonging to sero-group O 8. J. Gen. Microbiol. 67(3):289-297.
Remarks
Specific for uncapsulated *E.coli* O 8 strains.
Has endo-o-mannosidase, hydrolyzing the O 8 antigen (on tail fiber and free in lysate).
Has endo-o-mannosidase, hydrolyzing the O 8 antigen (on tail fiber and free in lysate).
History
Received from
Date
Dr Klaus Jann
Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie
Stübeweg 51, Postfach 1169
D-7800 Freiburg-Zähringen
Germany
Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie
Stübeweg 51, Postfach 1169
D-7800 Freiburg-Zähringen
Germany
04-15-1988
Isolated by
Date
Dr Klaus Jann
1970
Source
Sewage
Updated at
2024-01-19