HER 420


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Name
ϕ13
Morphotype
E2
Family
Cystoviridae
Genus
Cystovirus
Species
Cystovirus phi13
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PT
Characteristics
Plaques: 1.5 mm, clear.
Bacterial hosts
Reference
Mindich, L. and coll. 1999. Isolation of additional bacteriophages with genomes of segmented double-stranded RNA. J. Bacteriol. 181: 4505-4508.
Remarks
Lipid enveloppe.
Double-stranded DNA.
Kills host without multiplication at high multiplicity.
Inactivated by chloroform or detergents.
History
Isolated by
Date
Xueying Quiao
Mindichʼs Laboratory
New York
1998
Received from
Date
Dr L. Mindich
Dept. of Microbiology
Public Health Research Institute
455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
26-08-2000
Source
*Raphanus sativum* (radish) leaves.
Updated at
2024-01-22