Escherichia virus H8

Escherichia virus H8
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Duplodnaviria
Kingdom:	Heunggongvirae
Phylum:	Uroviricota
Class:	Caudoviricetes
Order:	Caudovirales
Family:	Demerecviridae
Genus:	Tequintavirus
Species:	Escherichia virus H8

Escherichia virus H8 (or bacteriophage H8) is a bacteriophage known to infect bacterial species of the genus Escherichia and the related genus Salmonella. Its shape and genome are similar to that of Bacteriophage T5.[1]

Genome

The phage H8 genome is 104.4 kilobases long and contains 143 predicted open reading frames.[1]

References

Rabsch, W.; Ma, L.; Wiley, G.; Najar, F. Z.; Kaserer, W.; Schuerch, D. W.; Klebba, J. E.; Roe, B. A.; Gomez, J. A. L.; Schallmey, M.; Newton, S. M. C.; Klebba, P. E. (25 May 2007). "FepA- and TonB-Dependent Bacteriophage H8: Receptor Binding and Genomic Sequence". Journal of Bacteriology. 189 (15): 5658–74. doi:10.1128/JB.00437-07. PMC 1951831. PMID 17526714.

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[Rabsch2007-1] Rabsch, W.; Ma, L.; Wiley, G.; Najar, F. Z.; Kaserer, W.; Schuerch, D. W.; Klebba, J. E.; Roe, B. A.; Gomez, J. A. L.; Schallmey, M.; Newton, S. M. C.; Klebba, P. E. (25 May 2007). "FepA- and TonB-Dependent Bacteriophage H8: Receptor Binding and Genomic Sequence". Journal of Bacteriology. 189 (15): 5658–74. doi:10.1128/JB.00437-07. PMC 1951831. PMID 17526714.