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Summary Staphylococcus phage MRLN (Staphylococcus virus K)

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Morphotype
Myovirus
Host species
Staphylococcus aureus
Morphology
icosahedral head,long contractile tail

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
3DSM 26857Staphylococcus phage MRLN (Staphylococcus virus K)<- Johannes Wittmann

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClassFamilySubfamilyGenusSpeciesLinksFull scientific name
3DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetesHerelleviridaeTwortvirinaeKayvirusunassignedViralZoneStaphylococcus phage MRLN

Origin

ReferenceHabitatSampling dateCountryCountry code
3horse nostrilsApril 2014GermanyDEU

Multimedia

ReferenceCategoryFileMedia typeIPRCaption
3TEM
jpgLeibniz Institute DSMZElectron micrograph of Staphyloccoccus phageMRLN

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque description
3Myovirusicosahedral head,long contractile tailclear plaques

Life cycle

ReferenceType phageType cycle
3VirulentLytic

Host

ReferenceHost speciesRecommended hostHost strain numberBacDive ID
3Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 DSM 104437yesDSM 104437157956

Host cultivation

ReferenceMedium nameDSM medium numberTemperature (C°)
3TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)53537

Phage cultivation

ReferenceType culture
3Plate

Sequence genome

ReferenceNucleic acid type
3dsDNA

ReferenceTitleCatalogue ID
3German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbHDSMZ