The genome sequence of enterobacterial phage 7-11, which possesses an unusually elongated head.
Phage 7-11 is a podovirus with an elongated head of 154 × 40 nm and a tail of 12 × 9 nm. The double-stranded DNA genome is 89.9 kb long, has a mol% G + C content of 44.1 and encodes 151 ORFs and six tRNAs. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that it is related to coliphage phiEco32.
Laboratory for Foodborne Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, ON, Canada. kropinsk@queensu.ca
Andrew M
AM
Kropinski
Erika J
EJ
Lingohr
Hans-Wolfgang
HW
Ackermann
D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002213:Capsid / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D017902:Podoviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012475:Salmonella / Q000821:virology*