HER 326


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Name
ϕCjT23
Realm
Varidnaviria
Kingdom
Bamfordvirae
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PT
Characteristics

Apparently isometric and easily deformed.
Temperate; produced by HER 1317.
Lipid-containing ssDNA.

Primary bacterial host

Alternative bacterial hosts

No alternative hosts for this phage.

Reference
Richter, C.A., J.L. Pate. 1988. Temperate phages and bacteriocins of the gliding bacterium *Cytophaga johnsonae*. J. Gen. Microbiol. 134: 253-262
Remarks

Virion structure shows similarities to members of the viral kingdom Bamfordvirae. (Kejzar, N., Laanto, E., Rissanen, I. et al. 2022. Cryo-EM structure of ssDNA bacteriophage ϕCjT23 provides insight into early virus evolution. Nat Commun 13, 7478.

History
Received from
Date
Dr Jack Pate
Dept. of Bacteriology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1550 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706, USA
04-29-1988
Isolated by
Date
Catherine A. Richter
Dept. of Bacteriology
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706, USA
07-1983
Source
*C. johnsonae* UW10123
Updated at
2024-01-19