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Summary Escherichia phage 2

Morphotype
Myovirus
Host species
Escherichia coli

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 256Escherichia phage 2<- S.Kasatiya, Ontario Public Health Laboratory, Canada <- Rafuq Ahmed, Ontario Public Health Laboratory, Canada

Origin

ReferenceHabitatSampling dateGeographic locationCountryCountry codeNagoya restrictions
1Ottawa river Water1986/06OntarioCanadaCANThere are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Myovirusclear0.5

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Escherichia coli O157::H7 E318HER 1256

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
11204https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1204

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

Title
1987. J. Inf. Dis. 155:806-809.

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