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Summary Escherichia phage O103

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

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 337Escherichia phage O103<- A. Reynaud, Laboratoire Departemental des Services Veterinaires du Puy-de-Dome, France <- L. Cloastre

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClass
1DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetes

Origin

ReferenceHabitatSampling dateGeographic locationCountryCountry codeNagoya restrictions
1Air of rabbit breeding area1988-04-20Clermont-FerrandFranceFRAThere 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 O103

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Podovirusicosahedral head,short non-contractile tailclear0.5-1

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Escherichia coli O103 2929HER 1337

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
11281https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1281

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
Characteristics and diffusion in the rabbit of a phage for Escherichia coli 0103. Attempts to use this phage for therapyReynaud, A., L. Cloastre, J. Bernard, H. Laveran, H.W. Ackermann, D. Licois, B. Joly

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