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Escherichia virus T3

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Escherichia virus T3
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Order: Caudovirales
Family: Autographiviridae
Genus: Teetrevirus
Species: Escherichia virus T3

Escherichia virus T3, also called bacteriophage T3 and T3 phage, is a bacteriophage capable of infecting susceptible bacterial cells, including strains of Escherichia coli. This phage is closely related to T7 phage in structure though the two viruses may differ in capsid maturation.

References

  1. FRASER, D; WILLIAMS, RC (Feb 1953). "Details of frozen-dried T3 and T7 bacteriophages as shown by electron microscopy". Journal of Bacteriology. 65 (2): 167–70. doi:10.1128/jb.65.2.167-170.1953. PMC 169660. PMID 13034710.
  2. Serwer, P; Wright, ET; Hakala, K; Weintraub, ST; Su, M; Jiang, W (Mar 26, 2010). "DNA packaging-associated hyper-capsid expansion of bacteriophage t3". Journal of Molecular Biology. 397 (2): 361–74. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2010.01.058. PMC 2848125. PMID 20122936.

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Taxon identifiers
Enterobacteria phage T3


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