HER 339
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Name
1
Morphotype
A1 (Myophage)
Other designations
1/V12
Family
?1
Electron Micrograph
Image

Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Clear plaques 0.1 mm.
Conspicuous capsomers.
Morphologically identical with the following phage species: Twort(*Staphylococcus*), SP50 (*Bacillus*), fri (*Lactobacillus*).
Morphologically related to species A19 of *Brochothrix*.
Replaces phage RZh which is no longer available (A.S. Tikhonenko).
Conspicuous capsomers.
Morphologically identical with the following phage species: Twort(*Staphylococcus*), SP50 (*Bacillus*), fri (*Lactobacillus*).
Morphologically related to species A19 of *Brochothrix*.
Replaces phage RZh which is no longer available (A.S. Tikhonenko).
Genomic sequence
No
Bacterial hosts
HER
Reference
Jarvis, A.W., L.J. Collins, H.W. Ackermann. 1993. A study of five bacteriophages of the Myoviridae family which replicate on different gram-positive bacteria. Arch. Virol. 133: 75-84.
Remarks
Also held at the DSMZ collection under DSM 112154.
History
Isolated by
Date
Dr S.S. Kasatiya
Public Health Laboratory
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Public Health Laboratory
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1975
Received from
Date
Olive Chen
Public Health Laboratory
P.O. Box 6301, Station J
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K2A 1S8
Public Health Laboratory
P.O. Box 6301, Station J
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K2A 1S8
29-06-1988
Source
Sewage, Ste-Rose, P.Q., Canada
Updated at
2024-01-19