HER 388
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Name
γ
Morphotype
B1 (Siphophage)
Other designations
gamma
Family
?1
Genus
Wbetavirus
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Characteristics
Clear plaques of 1.5 mm. (Halo)
Genomic sequence
Yes
Primary bacterial host
HER
Alternative bacterial hosts
No alternative hosts for this phage.
Reference
Brown, E.R., W.B. Cherry. 1955. Specific identification of *Bacillus anthracis* by means of a variant bacteriophage. J. Infect. Dis. 96: 34-39.
Remarks
For identification of *B. anthracis* (differentiation from *B. cereus*).
Lyses R and RS forms.
Use undiluted.
Host 1140 transferred to MAS, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Lyses R and RS forms.
Use undiluted.
Host 1140 transferred to MAS, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
History
Received from
Date
Kathy Bernard
NLB
Rm.212, LCDC Building
Tunneyʼs Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A OL2
NLB
Rm.212, LCDC Building
Tunneyʼs Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A OL2
10-07-1991
Received from
Date
Florian Gosselin
Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec
20045 Chemin Ste-Marie
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue
H9X 3R5
Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec
20045 Chemin Ste-Marie
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue
H9X 3R5
12-09-1991
Received from
Date
Fort Detrick, Md
1990
Source
Strain W bacteriophage of McCloy.
Updated at
2024-01-22