HER 285


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Name
ϕC31
Morphotype
B1 (Siphophage)
Other designations
phiC31, phi C31
Family
?1
Genus
Lomovskayavirus
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PT
Characteristics
HER 1042 is lysogen for ΦC31.
Clear plaques from 1 to 3 mm.
Head 53 nm, tail length 100 nm.
Bacterial hosts
Reference
Lomovskaya, N.D., N.M. Mkrtumian, N.L. Gostimskaya, and V.N. Danilenko. 1972. Characterization of temperate actinophage ΦC31 isolated from Streptomyces coelicolor. J. Virol. 9: 258-262.
Remarks
Very fragile.
History
Received from
Date
Prof. Keith Chater
John Innes Centre
Norwich Research Park
Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH
Received from
Date
Dr N.D. Lomovskaya
Institute of Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms
Moscow 113544, Russia
Received from
Date
Chris Finnis and Dr Maggie Smith
Department of Genetics
Queenʼs Medical Centre
University of Nottingham
Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
pdxcf@pdn1.gene.nottingham.ac.uk
12-10-1998
Isolated by
Date
N.D. Lomovskaya, Moscow
1970?
Source
*S. coelicolor* A3(2)
Updated at
2024-01-19