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Summary Bacillus phage PK1

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Morphotype
Myovirus
Host species
Bacillus thuringiensis
Morphology
icosahedral head,long contractile tail

Strains

ReferenceStrain numberNameHistory
1HER 405Bacillus phage PK1<- J.-C. Piot, Zoecon Research Institute, USA

Taxonomy

ReferenceRealmKingdomPhylumClassSpecies
1DuplodnaviriaHeunggongviraeUroviricotaCaudoviricetesSP50

Origin

ReferenceSampling dateNagoya restrictions
11991There 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 PK1

Morphology

ReferenceMorphotypePhage descriptionPlaque descriptionPlaque size (mm)
1Myovirusicosahedral head,long contractile tailclear0.5

Host

ReferenceHost speciesHost strain number
1Bacillus thuringiensis 6HER 1232

Host range

ReferenceHost range idHost range link
11346https://viralhostrangedb.pasteur.cloud/virus/1346

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. thuringiensis.Ackermann, H.-W., R.R. Azizbekyan, R.L. Bernier, H. de Barjac, S. Saindoux, J.-R. Valero, M.-X. Yu

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