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Summary Escherichia phage J

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Morphotype
Podovirus
Host species
Escherichia coli
Morphology
icosahedral head,short non-contractile tail

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 219Escherichia phage J<- J. N Coetzee, Institute of Pathology, South Africa and J.. Schell-M van Montagu, Laboratory of Genetics, Gent, Belgium

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClassSpecies
1DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetesJ

Origin

ReferenceHabitatSampling dateGeographic locationCountryCountry codeNagoya restrictions
1Sewage1905-06-03PretoriaSouth AfricaZAFThere are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain

Multimedia

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

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Podovirusicosahedral head,short non-contractile tailturbid<0.1

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Escherichia coli K12 J62-1(R997)HER 1219

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
11168https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1168

Host cultivation

ReferenceMedium nameDSM medium numberTemperature (C°)
1TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)53537

Phage cultivation

ReferencePropagation mediumDSM medium numberTemperature (C°)
1TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)53537

Literature

TitleAuthors
Phage C-2 and J: IncC and IncJ plasmid-dependant phagesBradley, D.E., F.A. Sirgel, J.N. Coetzee, and R.W. Hedges

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