HER 290
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Name
R17
Morphotype
E1
Other designations
R-17
Realm
Riboviria
Kingdom
Orthornavirae
Phylum
Lenarviricota
Class
Leviviricetes
Order
Norzivirales
Family
Fiersviridae
Genus
Emesvirus
Species
Emesvirus zinderi
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PT
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PT
Characteristics
Veiled plaques of 1 mm.
Adsorbs to sides of F pili.
Genomic sequence
Yes
Primary bacterial host
HER
Alternative bacterial hosts
No alternative hosts for this phage.
Reference
Mitra, S., M.D. Enger, and P. Kaesberg. 1963. Physical and chemical properties of RNA from the bacterial virus R17. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 50:68-75.
Remarks
Also held in the ATCC collection (no. 25868-B1).
History
Received from
Date
Dr W.A. Anderson
Department of Biology
Faculty of Science
Université Laval, Quebec, G1K 7P4
Canada
Department of Biology
Faculty of Science
Université Laval, Quebec, G1K 7P4
Canada
07-05-1987
Received from
Date
Dr P.F. Spahr
Geneva
Geneva
1972
Isolated by
Date
E.M. Crawford et R.F. Gesteland
Before 1964
Updated at
2024-01-19