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Summary Escherichia phage BW-1

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

Basic data

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 155Escherichia phage BW-1<- M. J. Connaughton, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

Taxonomy

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClass
1DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetes

Isolation

Origin

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

Morphology

Multimedia

ReferenceCategoryFileMedia typeIPRCaption
1TEM
jpgFélix d`Herelle Reference Center for Bacterial VirusesElectron micrograph of Escherichia phage BW-1

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Myovirusicosahedral head,long contractile tailclear<0.1

Host

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Escherichia coli K1HER 1155

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
11105https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1105

Host growth condition

Host cultivation

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

Phage propagation

Phage cultivation

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

Storage

Storage

Reference
1

Literature

Literature

TitleAuthors
A catalogue of T4-type bacteriophages.Ackermann, H.-W. and H. M. Krisch

References

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