Escherichia virus T4

Bacteriophage T4 structure as per construction from individual PDBs and cryoEMs[1]

Escherichia virus T4
Escherichia virus T4 (EM of virion)
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Family: Straboviridae
Genus: Tequatrovirus
Species:
Escherichia virus T4
Strains[2]
Synonyms[3]

Enterobacteria phage T4

Escherichia virus T4 is a species of bacteriophages that infect Escherichia coli bacteria. It is a double-stranded DNA virus in the subfamily Tevenvirinae of the family Straboviridae. T4 is capable of undergoing only a lytic life cycle and not the lysogenic life cycle. The species was formerly named T-even bacteriophage, a name which also encompasses, among other strains (or isolates), Enterobacteria phage T2, Enterobacteria phage T4 and Enterobacteria phage T6.

  1. ^ Padilla-Sanchez V (2021). "Structural Model of Bacteriophage T4". WikiJournal of Science. 4 (1): 5. doi:10.15347/WJS/2021.005.
  2. ^ "ICTV 9th Report (2011) Myoviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ "ICTV Taxonomy history: Escherichia virus T4". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 26 December 2018. Caudovirales > Myoviridae > Tevenvirinae > T4virus > Escherichia virus T4

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