T3 phage

Enterobacteria phage T3
Virus classification
Group: Group I (dsDNA)
Order: Caudovirales
Family: Podoviridae
Genus: T7-like viruses
Species: T3 phage

Bacteriophage T3, or T3 phage, is a bacteriophage capable of infecting susceptible bacterial cells, including strains of Escherichia coli. This phage is closely related to T7 phage in structure[1] though the two viruses may differ in capsid maturation.[2]

References

  1. FRASER, D; WILLIAMS, RC (Feb 1953). "Details of frozen-dried T3 and T7 bacteriophages as shown by electron microscopy.". Journal of Bacteriology. 65 (2): 167–70. PMC 169660Freely accessible. PMID 13034710.
  2. Serwer, P; Wright, ET; Hakala, K; Weintraub, ST; Su, M; Jiang, W (Mar 26, 2010). "DNA packaging-associated hyper-capsid expansion of bacteriophage t3.". Journal of Molecular Biology. 397 (2): 361–74. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2010.01.058. PMC 2848125Freely accessible. PMID 20122936.


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