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'''''Bacillus anthracis'' phage AP50''' is a [[bacteriophage]] that infects ''[[Bacillus anthracis]]'' [[bacterium|bacteria]]. Originally thought to be an [[RNA]] phage,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nagy|first=E.|coauthors=Pragai, B., 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}}</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|coauthors=McKinstry, M, Lentz, SM, Jalasvuori, M, McAfee, F, Smith, A, Dabbs, J, Ackermann, HW, Bamford, JK, Mateczun, A, 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}}</ref>
'''''Bacillus anthracis'' phage AP50''' is a [[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}}</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|coauthors=McKinstry, M, Lentz, SM, Jalasvuori, M, McAfee, F, Smith, A, Dabbs, J, Ackermann, HW, Bamford, JK, Mateczun, A, 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}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Bacillus anthracis phage AP50
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Bacillus anthracis phage AP50

Bacillus anthracis phage AP50 is a 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

  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.
  2. ^ Sozhamannan, S (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. doi:10.1128/AEM.01124-08. PMID 18791014. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)