title: New Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype ElTor bacteriophages.
abstract: We report the presence of three new O1 ElTor vibriophages named AS1, AS2 and AS3, isolated from the sewage and pond waters of the outskirts of Kolkata. A few phages, named AS4, with hexagonal heads and abnormally long tails with typical curly projections were also found in the water samples.
authors.affiliation: Division of Electron Microscopy, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Beleghata, Kolkata- 700010, India. sena@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Anindito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Amar N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D041241:Vibrio cholerae O1 / Q000821:virology*