Escherichia phage Mu (Muvirus mu)

DSM 5818

PHAGES

Species:

Escherichia phage Mu (Muvirus mu)

Taxonomy:

Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus: Muvirus

Isolate:

Escherichia phage Mu

DSM No.:

5818 dsm-5818 dsm5818 dsm 5818 Muvirus mu

Strain designation:

HER 253

History:

<- HER

Geographic origin:

country of origin unknown

Date of sampling:

before 04.12.1989

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions:

There are NO known Nagoya protocol restrictions for this strain.

Genomics:

dsDNA

Morphology:

Myovirus

Life cycle:

temperate phage, lysogenic cycle

Image:

Single plaques on agar plate.
Creator: B. Henze, Leibniz Institute DSMZ.
^© © Leibniz-Institut DSMZ

Literature:

Risk group:

Phage propagation

Host bacterium:

Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919
DSM 5829
We strongly recommend to use only DSM 5829 for propagation.

Cultivation conditions:

Phage propagation:

Supply, storage and propagation of phages
Revitalisation of Vacuum-Dried Phages
Induction of phage by thermal shock: after solidification of the soft agar, incubate plates at 45 °C for 35 minutes, then for 4 - 6 hours at 37 °C, then leave at room temperature until plaques are visible

Delivery

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Liquid Suspension		160,- €
Price Category for this culture: 6

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