Salmonella virus Epsilon15

Epsilon 15 (or ε15) is a virus, specifically a bacteriophage, known to infect species of Salmonella bacteria including Salmonella anatum.[1][2][3][4][5]

Salmonella virus Epsilon15
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Order: Caudovirales
Family: Podoviridae
Genus: Uetakevirus
Species:
Salmonella virus Epsilon15

The virus is a short, tailed phage with a double-stranded DNA genome of 39,671 base pairs and 49 open reading frames.[6]

References

  1. "Cryo-EM density map of Epsilon-15 bacteriophage icosahedral reconstruction from JADAS automatically acquired data at 7.3 Angstrom resolution". EM Navigator. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. Boutin, C. (1 February 2006). "Biologists build better software, beat path to viral knowledge". Purdue University. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. "Bacteriophage Ecology Group Reference Abstracts". Stephen T. Abedon. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. Sechter, I; Sechter-Mooreville, R (1990). "Host-range modifications of bacteriophage epsilon 15". Archives of Virology. 110 (3–4): 255–7. doi:10.1007/BF01311293. PMID 2317154.
  5. Jiang, Wen; Baker, Matthew L.; Jakana, Joanita; Weigele, Peter R.; King, Jonathan; Chiu, Wah (2008). "Backbone structure of the infectious ε15 virus capsid revealed by electron cryomicroscopy". Nature. 451 (7182): 1130–4. doi:10.1038/nature06665. PMID 18305544.
  6. Jiang, Wen; Chang, Juan; Jakana, Joanita; Weigele, Peter; King, Jonathan; Chiu, Wah (2006). "Structure of epsilon15 bacteriophage reveals genome organization and DNA packaging/injection apparatus". Nature. 439 (7076): 612–6. doi:10.1038/nature04487. PMC 1559657. PMID 16452981.


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