HER Number
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Identification
Name Morphotype
I3 A1 (Myophage)
Order Family Genus Species
Bixzunavirus Bixzunavirus I3
Other designations

Electron Micrograph
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: UA
Restriction profile

Characteristics Complete genome sequence
Temperate and transducing phage.
Turbid plaques.
The only Mycobacterium phage with a contractile tail.
Life cycle of 5 hours. 		Oui
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NC_067270.1

Propagation conditions
Host strain HER
1202
Temp. Medium Aerobic/Anaerobic Agitation Others
37ºC TSA aerobie +

Original reference
Kozloff, L.M., C.V.S. Raj, R.N. Rao, V.A. Chapman, and S. Delong. 1972. Structure of a transducing mycobacteriophage. J. Virol. 9:390-393.

Remarks
Propagate the phage at 33°C

History
Received from Date
Dr. K.P. Gopinathan
Microbiology and Cell Biology Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore 560012, India 		12-12-1983
Isolé par Date
C.V. Sundar and T. Ramakrishnan
Microbiology and Cell Biology Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science 		1969
Original source
Soil, Bangalore, India

Last update
2024-01-16
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