Bacillus phage G
| Bacillus phage G | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
| Order: | Caudovirales |
| Family: | Myoviridae |
| Genus: | Unassigned |
| Species: | Bacillus phage G |
Bacillus phage G is a bacteriophage (phage) that infects Bacillus bacteria. The phage has been reported to have the largest genome of all discovered Myoviridae with nearly 700 protein-coding genes.[1]
References
- ↑ Kristensen, DM; Cai X; Mushegian A (Apr 2011). "Evolutionarily conserved orthologous families in phages are relatively rare in their prokaryotic hosts". J Bacteriol 193 (8): 1806–14. doi:10.1128/JB.01311-10. PMID 21317336.
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