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Summary Escherichia phage Omega 8
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Morphotype
PodovirusHost species
Escherichia coliMorphology
icosahedral head,short non-contractile tailStrains
| Reference | Strain number | Name | History |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HER 315 | Escherichia phage Omega 8 | <- K. Jann, Max-Plank Institute for Immunobiology, Germany |
Taxonomy
| Reference | Realm | Kingdom | Phylum | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplodnaviria | Heunggongvirae | Uroviricota | Caudoviricetes |
Origin
| Reference | Habitat | Sampling date | Country | Country code | Nagoya restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sewage | 1970/01 | Germany | DEU | 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 phage Escherichia phage ?8 |
Morphology
| Reference | Morphotype | Phage description | Plaque description | Plaque size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podovirus | icosahedral head,short non-contractile tail | clear | 1-1.5 |
Host range
| Reference | Host range id | Host range link |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 770 | https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/770 |
Host cultivation
| Reference | Medium name | DSM medium number | Temperature (C°) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) | 535 | 37 |
Phage cultivation
| Reference | Propagation medium | DSM medium number | Temperature (C°) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) | 535 | 37 |
Literature
| Title | Authors |
|---|---|
| Isolation and characterization of Escherichia coli bacteriophage omega-8 specific for E. coli strains belonging to sero-group O 8 | Jann, K., G. Schmidt, B. Wallenfels, E. Freund-Molbert |
| Reference | Title | Catalogue institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Félix d'Hérelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruses | Canadian culture collection of the Laval University |
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