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Summary Escherichia phage T2

Morphotype
Myovirus
Host species
Escherichia coli
Morphology
icosahedral head,long contractile tail

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 25, ATCC 11303-B2Escherichia phage T2<-Luria, S. E. and ATCC, USA

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClassFamilySubfamilyGenusSpeciesLinks
1DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetesStraboviridaeTevenvirinaeTequatrovirusTequatrovirus T2ViralZone

Origin

ReferenceNagoya restrictions
1There are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Myovirusicosahedral head,long contractile tailclear0.5

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Escherichia coli B (11303)HER 1024

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
1926https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/926

Host cultivation

ReferenceMedium nameDSM medium numberTemperature (C°)Agitation
1BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ medium 215)21537yes
1TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)535

Phage cultivation

ReferencePropagation mediumDSM medium numberTemperature (C°)Agitation
1BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ medium 215)21537yes
1TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)535

ReferenceTitleCatalogue institution
1Félix d'Hérelle Reference Center for Bacterial VirusesCanadian culture collection of the Laval University