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Summary Escherichia phage phiX174 (Escherichia virus phiX174)

Pictures
Morphotype
icosahedral capsid, no tail
Host species
Escherichia coli
Sequence genome
J02482
Morphology
icosahedral capsid,no tail

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
3DSM 4497Escherichia phage phiX174 (Escherichia virus phiX174)<- ATCC <- R.L. Sinsheimer

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilySubfamilyGenusLinksFull scientific name
3MonodnaviriaSangerviraePhixviricotaMalgrandaviricetesPetitviralesMicroviridaeBullavirinaeSinsheimervirusViralZoneEscherichia phage phiX174

Origin

ReferenceSampling dateCountry
318.02.1993country of origin unknown

Multimedia

ReferenceCategoryFileMedia typeIPRCaption
3Plaque
jpgLeibniz Institute DSMZPlaque picture of Escherichia phage phiX174
3TEM
jpgLeibniz Institute DSMZElectron micrograph of Escherichia phage phiX174

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPhage sizePlaque description
3icosahedral capsid, no tailicosahedral capsid,no tailcapsid: 25clear center with turbid edges plaques,with halo

Host

ReferenceHost speciesRecommended hostHost strain numberBacDive ID
3Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 DSM 13127yesDSM 131274893

Host cultivation

ReferenceMedium nameDSM medium numberTemperature (C°)
3LB (Luria-Bertani) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 381)38137

Storage

ReferenceType
3Liquid suspension

Sequence genome

ReferenceNucleic acid typeAccession numberAssembly accession numberSequence titleAssembly levelGenome lengthGC contentFasta file
3ssDNAJ02482GCA_000819615Escherichia phage phiX174, complete genomeComplete538644.76

ReferenceTitleCatalogue ID
3German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbHDSMZ