Escherichia phage Qbeta
DSM 13768
PHAGES
Species:
Escherichia phage Qbeta
Taxonomy:
Order: Norzivirales
Family: Fiersviridae
Subfamily:
Genus: Qubevirus
Family: Fiersviridae
Subfamily:
Genus: Qubevirus
Isolate:
Escherichia phage Qbeta
DSM No.:
13768 dsm-13768 dsm13768 dsm 13768
Strain designation:
QB
History:
<- Phabagen
Geographic origin:
country of origin unknown
Date of sampling:
before 11.10.2000
Nagoya Protocol Restrictions:
There are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain.
Genomics:
ssRNA
Morphology:
spherical virion with icosahedral symmetry
Plaques description:
large, turbid halo
Image:
Single plaques on agar plate.
Creator: B. Henze, Leibniz Institute DSMZ.
© © Leibniz-Institut DSMZ
Further information:
Male specific. The maturation protein A2 is a major difference of phage Qbeta compared to other ssRNA viruses like MS2.
Used in Expt. 49 in "Sourcebook of Experiments for the Teaching of Microbiology", eds. S.B. Primrose and A.C. Wardlaw, Academic Press (1982).
Risk group:
1
Phage propagation
Host bacterium:
Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919
DSM 5210
We strongly recommend to use only DSM 5210 for propagation.
DSM 5210
We strongly recommend to use only DSM 5210 for propagation.
Cultivation conditions:
Phage propagation:
Supply, storage and propagation of phages
Revitalisation of Vacuum-Dried Phages
Please use this phage immediately. Do not store this phage in refrigerator as a suspension for more than some days (unstable).
Revitalisation of Vacuum-Dried Phages
Please use this phage immediately. Do not store this phage in refrigerator as a suspension for more than some days (unstable).
Delivery
Supplied as:
| Delivery form | Prices | |
| Vacuum Dried | 160,- € | |
| Price Category for this culture: 6 | ||
Freight and handling charges will be added. See price list.