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Summary Escherichia phage HK243
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Morphotype
SiphovirusHost species
Escherichia coliMorphology
icosahedral head,long non-contractile tailStrains
| Reference | Strain number | Name | History |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HER 139 | Escherichia phage HK243 | <- T. S. Dillon, University of Hong-Kong, Hong-kong |
Taxonomy
| Reference | Realm | Kingdom | Phylum | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplodnaviria | Heunggongvirae | Uroviricota | Caudoviricetes |
Origin
| Reference | Sampling date | Geographic location | Country | Country code | Nagoya restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1905-05-28 | Hong-Kong | Hong Kong | HKG | There are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain |
Multimedia
| Reference | Category | File | Media type | IPR | Caption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEM | jpg | Félix d`Herelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruses | Electron micrograph of Escherichia phage HK243 |
Morphology
| Reference | Morphotype | Phage description | Plaque description | Plaque size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siphovirus | icosahedral head,long non-contractile tail | clear | 0.1 |
Host range
| Reference | Host range id | Host range link |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1089 | https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1089 |
Host cultivation
| Reference | Medium name | DSM medium number | Temperature (C°) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ medium 215) | 215 | 37 |
| 1 | TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) | 535 |
Phage cultivation
| Reference | Propagation medium | DSM medium number | Temperature (C°) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ medium 215) | 215 | 37 |
| 1 | TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) | 535 |
Literature
| Title | Authors |
|---|---|
| Studies on bacteriophage distribution: Virulent and temperate bactriophage content of mammalian feces | Dhillon, T. S. E. K. S. Dhillon, H. C. Chau, W. K. Li, and A. H. C. Tsang |
| Reference | Title | Catalogue institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Félix d'Hérelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruses | Canadian culture collection of the Laval University |
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