Bacillus virus AP50

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Bacillus anthracis phage AP50
Virus classification
Group:
Group I (dsDNA)
Order:
Unassigned
Family:
Tectiviridae
Genus:
Tectivirus
Species:
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; 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. doi:10.1128/AEM.01124-08. PMC 2576697. PMID 18791014.


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