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Summary Escherichia phage T4
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Morphotype
MyovirusHost species
Escherichia coliSequence genome
AF158101Morphology
icosahedral head,long contractile tail icosahedral head,long contractile tail,elongated icosahedral headStrains
| Reference | Strain number | Name | History |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HER 27, ATCC 11303-B4, DSM 4505 | Escherichia phage T4 | <- ATCC <- S.E. Luria |
Taxonomy
| Reference | Realm | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Family | Subfamily | Genus | Species | Links | Nucleic acid type | Full scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplodnaviria | Heunggongvirae | Uroviricota | Caudoviricetes | Straboviridae | Tevenvirinae | Tequatrovirus | Tequatrovirus T4 |   ViralZone | dsDNA | Enterobacteria phage T4 |
Origin
| Reference | Nagoya restrictions | Sampling date | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain | ||
| 3 | 29.03.1988 | country of origin unknown |
Multimedia
| Reference | Category | File | Media type | IPR | Caption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Plaque | jpg | Leibniz Institute DSMZ | Plaque picture of Escherichia phage T4 | |
| 3 | TEM | jpg | Leibniz Institute DSMZ | Electron micrograph of Escherichia phage T4 |
Morphology
| Reference | Morphotype | Phage description | Plaque description | Plaque size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myovirus | icosahedral head,long contractile tail | clear | 0.5 |
| 3 | icosahedral head,long contractile tail,elongated icosahedral head |
Life cycle
| Reference | Type phage | Type cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Virulent | Lytic |
Host
| Reference | Host species | Host strain number | Recommended host | BacDive ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escherichia coli B (11303) | HER 1024 | ||
| 3 | Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 DSM 613 | DSM 613 | yes | 4419  |
| 3 | Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 DSM 30083 | DSM 30083 | 4907 | |
| 3 | Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 DSM 18039 | DSM 18039 | 4902 |
Host range
| Reference | Host range id | Host range link |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 779 | https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/779 |
Host cultivation
| Reference | Medium name | DSM medium number | Temperature (C°) | Agitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ medium 215) | 215 | 37 | yes |
| 1 | TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) | 535 | ||
| 3 | NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) | 1 | 37 | |
| 3 | LB (Luria-Bertani) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 381) | 381 | 37 |
Phage cultivation
| Reference | Propagation medium | DSM medium number | Temperature (C°) | Agitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ medium 215) | 215 | 37 | yes |
| 1 | TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) | 535 |
Storage
| Reference | Type |
|---|---|
| 3 | Liquid suspension |
Sequence genome
| Reference | Nucleic acid type | Sequence database | Accession number | Assembly accession number | Sequence title | Assembly level | Genome length | GC content | Fasta file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNA, linear | NCBI | AF158101 | GCA_000836945 | Escherichia phage T4, complete genome | Complete | 168903 | 35.30 |  |
Genes
| Reference | Annotation status | Number of genes | Number of tRNAs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Complete | 288 | 8 |
| Reference | Title | Catalogue institution | Catalogue ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Félix d'Hérelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruses | Canadian culture collection of the Laval University | |
| 3 | German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH | DSMZ |
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