Bacteriophage f2
| Bacteriophage f2 | |
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| Group: | Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
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| Species: | Bacteriophage f2
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The bacteriophage f2 is an icosahedral, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli.[1] It is extremely similar to bacteriophage MS2.
History
f2 was the first RNA-containing bacteriophage to be isolated, reported in 1961.[2] Tim Loeb and Norton Zinder searched for and discovered two phages in filtered samples of raw New York City sewage that grew on male (F+) but not female (F−) E. coli. The first phage was f1, which produced cloudy plaques; the second phage was f2, which produced clear plaques.[1]
References
- ^ a b van Duin, J.; Tsareva, N. (2006). "Single-stranded RNA phages. Chapter 15". In Calendar, R. L. (ed.). The Bacteriophages (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 175–196. ISBN 0195148509.
- ^ Loeb, T.; Zinder, N. D. (1961). "A bacteriophage containing RNA". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 47 (3): 282–289. doi:10.1073/pnas.47.3.282. PMC 221572. PMID 13763053.