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Summary Bacillus phage F

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Morphotype
Siphovirus
Host species
Bacillus subtilis
Morphology
long non-contractile tail,elongated icosahedral head

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 346Bacillus phage FP. A. Pienta, ATCC, USA

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClass
1DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetes

Origin

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

Multimedia

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

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Siphoviruslong non-contractile tail,elongated icosahedral headclear1.5

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Bacillus subtilis ATCC 27505HER 1346

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
11290https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1290

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
Phage typing of Bacillus subtilis and B. thuringiensisAckermann, H.W. and coll

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