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* Bacillus phage AP50
* Phage AP50
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'''''Bacillus phage AP50''''' (formerly '''''Phage AP50''''') is a species of [[bacteriophage]] that infects ''[[Bacillus anthracis]]'' [[bacterium|bacteria]]. Originally thought to be an [[RNA]] phage,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nagy|first=E.|author2=Pragai, B.|author3=Ivanovics, G.|title=Characteristics of Phage AP50, an RNA Phage Containing Phospholipids|journal=Journal of General Virology|date=1 July 1976|volume=32|issue=1|pages=129–132|doi=10.1099/0022-1317-32-1-129|doi-access=free}}</ref> it contains a [[DNA]] [[genome]] of about 14,000 [[base pair]]s in an [[icosahedron|icosahedral]] [[capsid]] with a two-layer capsid shell.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sozhamannan|first=S |author2=McKinstry, M |author3=Lentz, SM |author4=Jalasvuori, M |author5=McAfee, F |author6=Smith, A |author7=Dabbs, J |author8=Ackermann, HW |author9=Bamford, JK |author10=Mateczun, A |author11=Read, TD|title=Molecular characterization of a variant of Bacillus anthracis-specific phage AP50 with improved bacteriolytic activity.|journal=Applied and Environmental Microbiology|date=November 2008|volume=74|issue=21|pages=6792–6|doi=10.1128/AEM.01124-08|pmid=18791014|pmc=2576697}}</ref>
'''''Bacillus virus AP50''''' is a species of [[bacteriophage]] that infects ''[[Bacillus anthracis]]'' [[bacterium|bacteria]]. Originally thought to be an [[RNA]] phage,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nagy|first=E.|author2=Pragai, B.|author3=Ivanovics, G.|title=Characteristics of Phage AP50, an RNA Phage Containing Phospholipids|journal=Journal of General Virology|date=1 July 1976|volume=32|issue=1|pages=129–132|doi=10.1099/0022-1317-32-1-129|pmid=822131 |doi-access=free}}</ref> it contains a [[DNA]] [[genome]] of about 14,000 [[base pair]]s in an [[icosahedron|icosahedral]] [[capsid]] with a two-layer capsid shell.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sozhamannan|first=S |author2=McKinstry, M |author3=Lentz, SM |author4=Jalasvuori, M |author5=McAfee, F |author6=Smith, A |author7=Dabbs, J |author8=Ackermann, HW |author9=Bamford, JK |author10=Mateczun, A |author11=Read, TD|title=Molecular characterization of a variant of Bacillus anthracis-specific phage AP50 with improved bacteriolytic activity.|journal=Applied and Environmental Microbiology|date=November 2008|volume=74|issue=21|pages=6792–6|doi=10.1128/AEM.01124-08|pmid=18791014|pmc=2576697|bibcode=2008ApEnM..74.6792S }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 4 February 2023

Bacillus virus AP50
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Varidnaviria
Kingdom: Bamfordvirae
Phylum: Preplasmiviricota
Class: Tectiliviricetes
Order: Kalamavirales
Family: Tectiviridae
Genus: Betatectivirus
Species:
Bacillus virus AP50
Synonyms
  • Bacillus phage AP50
  • Phage AP50

Bacillus virus AP50 is a species of bacteriophage that infects Bacillus anthracis bacteria. Originally thought to be an RNA phage,[1] it contains a DNA genome of about 14,000 base pairs in an icosahedral capsid with a two-layer capsid shell.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nagy, E.; Pragai, B.; Ivanovics, G. (1 July 1976). "Characteristics of Phage AP50, an RNA Phage Containing Phospholipids". Journal of General Virology. 32 (1): 129–132. doi:10.1099/0022-1317-32-1-129. PMID 822131.
  2. ^ Sozhamannan, S; McKinstry, M; Lentz, SM; Jalasvuori, M; McAfee, F; Smith, A; Dabbs, J; Ackermann, HW; Bamford, JK; Mateczun, A; Read, TD (November 2008). "Molecular characterization of a variant of Bacillus anthracis-specific phage AP50 with improved bacteriolytic activity". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74 (21): 6792–6. Bibcode:2008ApEnM..74.6792S. doi:10.1128/AEM.01124-08. PMC 2576697. PMID 18791014.