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Summary Escherichia phage T2 (Escherichia virus T4)
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Morphotype
MyovirusHost species
Escherichia coliSequence genome
AP018813Morphology
icosahedral head,long contractile tail,elongated icosahedral headStrains
| Reference | Strain number | Name | History |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DSM 16352 | Escherichia phage T2 (Escherichia virus T4) | <- NCCB |
Taxonomy
| Reference | Realm | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Family | Subfamily | Genus | Species | Links | Nucleic acid type | Full scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Duplodnaviria | Heunggongvirae | Uroviricota | Caudoviricetes | Straboviridae | Tevenvirinae | Tequatrovirus | Tequatrovirus T2 |   ViralZone | dsDNA | Escherichia phage T2 |
Origin
| Reference | Sampling date | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 20.04.2004 | country of origin unknown |
Multimedia
| Reference | Category | File | Media type | IPR | Caption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Plaque | jpg | Leibniz Institute DSMZ | Plaque picture of Escherichia phage T2 |
Morphology
| Reference | Morphotype | Phage description | Plaque description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Myovirus | icosahedral head,long contractile tail,elongated icosahedral head | turbid plaques |
Host
| Reference | Host species | Recommended host | Host strain number | BacDive ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 DSM 613 | yes | DSM 613 | 4419  |
| 3 | Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 DSM 30083 | DSM 30083 | 4907 |
Host cultivation
| Reference | Medium name | DSM medium number | Temperature (C°) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) | 1 | 37 |
Phage cultivation
| Reference | Propagation medium | DSM medium number | Temperature (C°) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | NZCYM-MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 544) | 544 | 37 |
Storage
| Reference | Type |
|---|---|
| 3 | Liquid suspension |
Sequence genome
| Reference | Nucleic acid type | Accession number | Assembly accession number | Sequence title | Assembly level | Genome length | GC content | Fasta file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | dsDNA | AP018813 | GCA_013150865 | Enterobacteria phage T2 DNA, complete genome | Complete | 163826 | 35.32 |  |
| Reference | Title | Catalogue ID |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH | DSMZ |
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