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Summary Escherichia phage K20

Pictures
Morphotype
Myovirus
Host species
Escherichia coli
Morphology
icosahedral head,long contractile tail

Basic data

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 366Escherichia phage K20<- S. A. Benson, University of Maryland, USA and T. Silhavy

Taxonomy

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClass
1DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetes

Isolation

Origin

ReferenceNagoya restrictions
1There are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain

Morphology

Multimedia

ReferenceCategoryFileMedia typeIPRCaption
1TEM
jpgFélix d`Herelle Reference Center for Bacterial VirusesElectron micrograph of Escherichia phage K20

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Myovirusicosahedral head,long contractile tailclear1

Host

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Escherichia coli K12 MC4100HER 1366

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
11308https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1308

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
Bacteriophage resistance in Escherichia coli K-12: general pattern of resistanceHancock, R.E., P. Reeves

References

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