HER 317
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Name
33D (Warsaw)
Morphotype
B1 (Siphophage)
Family
?1
Characteristics
Clear plaques of 1.0mm
Genomic sequence
No
Bacterial hosts
HER
Reference
Jones, W.D. 1975. Differentiation of known strains of BCG from isolates of *Mycobacterium bovis* and *Mycobacterium tuberculosis* by using mycobacteriophage 33D. J. Clin. Microbiol. 1:391-392
Remarks
This phage lyses *M. tuberculosis* and wild strains of *M. bovis*; it does not lyse any of the attenuated strains of BCG.
Used in clinical settings for differentiation of BCG from *M. bovis* and *M. tuberculosis*. (1-RTD on ATCC 607)
Used in clinical settings for differentiation of BCG from *M. bovis* and *M. tuberculosis*. (1-RTD on ATCC 607)
History
Received from
Date
Dr M. Buraczewska
Received from
Date
Dr Edith Mankiewicz
Lakeshore General Hospital
160 Stillview
Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada
H9R 2Y2
Lakeshore General Hospital
160 Stillview
Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada
H9R 2Y2
14-04-1988
Isolated by
Date
Dr M. Buraczewska
Watsaw, Poland
Watsaw, Poland
1970
Source
Lysogenic bacilli
Updated at
2024-01-19