If you have additional data for this phage, don't hesitate to contact us
When referring to information from the PhageDive web interface, cite: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae878

Summary Bacillus phage gamma

Pictures
Morphotype
Siphovirus
Host species
Bacillus anthracis
Sequence genome
DQ222853
Morphology
icosahedral head,long non-contractile tail

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 388Bacillus phage gamma<- K. Bernard, NLB, Canada

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClassGenusSpeciesLinksNucleic acid typeFull scientific name
1DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetesWbetavirusUnclassified WbetavirusViralZonedsDNABacillus phage Gamma

Origin

ReferenceHabitatNagoya restrictions
1Strain W bacteriophage of McCloyThere are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain

Multimedia

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

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Siphovirusicosahedral head,long non-contractile tailwith halo1.5

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Bacillus anthracis CN 18-74HER 1140

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
11330https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1330

Host cultivation

ReferenceMedium nameDSM medium numberTemperature (C°)Agitation
1BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ medium 215)21537yes
1TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)535
1BLOOD AGARJ70

Phage cultivation

ReferencePropagation mediumDSM medium numberTemperature (C°)Agitation
1BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ medium 215)21537yes
1TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)535
1BLOOD AGARJ70

Sequence genome

ReferenceNucleic acid typeSequence databaseAccession numberAssembly accession numberSequence titleAssembly levelGenome lengthGC contentFasta file
1DNA, linearNCBIDQ222853GCA_000864165Bacillus anthracis phage Gamma isolate 51, complete genomeComplete3725335.22

Genes

ReferenceAnnotation statusNumber of genes
1Complete53

Literature

TitleAuthors
Specific identification of Bacillus anthracis by means of a variant bacteriophageBrown, E.R., W.B. Cherry

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