Organisms

Bacteriophage T4

Virulent bacteriophage and type species of the genus T4-like phages, in the family MYOVIRIDAE. It infects E. coli and is the best known of the T-even phages. Its virion contains linear double-stranded DNA, terminally redundant and circularly permuted.

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Virulent bacteriophage and type species of the genus T4-like phages, in the family MYOVIRIDAE. It infects E. coli and is the best known of the T-even phages. Its virion contains linear double-stranded DNA, terminally redundant and circularly permuted.

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  • Coliphage T4
  • Enterobacteria phage T4
  • Phage T4
  • T4 Phage
  • Phage, T4
  • Phages, T4
  • T4 Phages
  • Bacteriophage T2
  • Coliphage T2
  • Enterobacteria phage T2
  • Phage T2
  • T2 Phage
  • Phage, T2
  • Phages, T2
  • T2 Phages
  • T2, Enterobacteria phage

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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History Note

1993; for BACTERIOPHAGE T2 use MYOVIRIDAE 1994-2001

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  • Coliphages (1966-1979)
  • T-Phages (1980-1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bacteriophage T4. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017122. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017122
  2. Bacteriophage T4. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_virus_T4
  3. Bacteriophage T4. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913706