Mycobacterium virus D29
| Mycobacterium virus D29 | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
| Phylum: | Uroviricota |
| Class: | Caudoviricetes |
| Order: | Caudovirales |
| Family: | Siphoviridae |
| Genus: | Fromanvirus |
| Species: | Mycobacterium virus D29 |
Mycobacterium virus D29 (D29) is a cluster A mycobacteriophage belonging to the Siphoviridae family of viruses, it was discovered in 1954 by S. Froman.[1]
Viral classification
Mycobacterium virus D29 is a Caudovirales virus belonging to the Siphoviridae family.[2]
Tropism
D29 can infect a large variety of mycobacterium.[3]
References
- ^ "The Actinobacteriophage Database | Phage D29". phagesdb.org. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Granoff, Allan; Webster, Robert (1999). Encyclopedia of Virology (Second ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-227033-8.
- ^ Swift, Benjamin M. C.; Gerrard, Zara E.; Huxley, Jonathan N.; Rees, Catherine E. D. (2014). "Factors Affecting Phage D29 Infection: A Tool to Investigate Different Growth States of Mycobacteria". PLOS ONE. 9 (9): e106690. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j6690S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106690. PMC 4153674. PMID 25184428.