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Summary Escherichia phage pilH alpha

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Host species
Escherichia coli
Morphology
icosahedral virion

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 240Escherichia phage pilH alpha<- J. N Coetzee, Institute of Pathology, South Africa

Origin

ReferenceHabitatSampling dateGeographic locationCountryCountry codeNagoya restrictions
1Sewage1905-06-02PretoriaSouth 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 pilH?

Morphology

ReferencePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1icosahedral virionturbid0.1-1

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Escherichia coli J62-1(R27::TN7)HER 1240

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
11189https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1189

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 pilHα: a phage which adsorbs to IncHI and IncHII plasmid-coded piliCoetzee, J.N., D.E. Bradley, J. Fleming, L. du Toit, V.M. Hughes, and R.W. Hedges

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