HER 139
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Name
HK243
Morphotype
B2 (Siphophage)
Realm
Duplodnaviria
Kingdom
Heunggongvirae
Phylum
Uroviricota
Class
Caudoviricetes
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Plaques: 0.1mm, clear.
Plaques enhanced by chloroform vapors.
Does not grow on maltose-negative, lambda-resistant strains of E. coli K-12.
Dimensions in nm (Ackermann unpubl.)
UA head 63 x 49 Tail 166 x 8
PT head 72 x 59 Tail 167 x 8
Genomic sequence
No
Primary bacterial host
HER
Alternative bacterial hosts
No alternative hosts for this phage.
Reference
Dhillon, T. S. E. K. S. Dhillon, H. C. Chau, W. K. Li, and A. H. C. Tsang. 1976. Studies on bacteriophage distribution: Virulent and temperate bactriophage content of mammalian feces. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 32:68-74.
History
Received from
Date
Dr. T. S. Dhillon,
Department of Botany,
University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
Department of Botany,
University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
08-23-1981
Isolated by
Date
T. S. Dhillon *et al.*
1975 ?
Source
Hong Kong
Updated at
2024-01-16