title: Phage typing of Bacillus subtilis and B. thuringiensis.
abstract: Phage typing schemes for Bacillus subtilis and B. thuringiensis were constructed using 98 phages and 743 bacterial strains. Most phages were host-species-specific. Phages were classified by electron microscopy. The B. subtilis scheme includes 10 phages and 29 phage types. The B. thuringiensis scheme comprises 8 phages and 25 phage types and can be applied to B. cereus. There is no correlation between H antigen serotypes and phagovars in B. thuringiensis. Characteristics of typing phages are described for identity control.
authors.affiliation: Félix d'Hérelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruses, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Azizbekyan
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bernier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Barjac
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saindoux
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Valéro
authors.forename: M X
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000821:virology*; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000821:virology*; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing / Q000379:methods*; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D066298:In Vitro Techniques