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Summary Escherichia phage Omega 8

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

Basic data

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 315Escherichia phage Omega 8<- K. Jann, Max-Plank Institute for Immunobiology, Germany

Taxonomy

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClass
1DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetes

Isolation

Origin

ReferenceHabitatSampling dateCountryCountry codeNagoya restrictions
1Sewage1970/01GermanyDEUThere are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain

Morphology

Multimedia

ReferenceCategoryFileMedia typeIPRCaption
1TEM
jpgFélix d`Herelle Reference Center for Bacterial VirusesElectron micrograph of phage Escherichia phage ?8

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Podovirusicosahedral head,short non-contractile tailclear1-1.5

Host

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Escherichia coli F492 (O8:K27-:H-)HER 1315

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
1770https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/770

Host growth condition

Host cultivation

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

Phage propagation

Phage cultivation

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

Literature

Literature

TitleAuthors
Isolation and characterization of Escherichia coli bacteriophage omega-8 specific for E. coli strains belonging to sero-group O 8Jann, K., G. Schmidt, B. Wallenfels, E. Freund-Molbert

References

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