Siphoviridae


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Siphoviridae

[‚sī·fə′vir·ə‚dī]
(virology)
A family of linear double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid-containing bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) characterized by a long noncontractile tail. Formerly known as Styloviridae.
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Characterization and complete genome sequence analysis of a novel virulent Siphoviridae phage against Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis in Xinjiang, China.
Use of lytic bacteriophages in controlling multi drug resistant staphylococcus aureus
Electron micrographs of oEU-3 phage showed an icosahedral head with a diameter of ~71.42 nm and a 214.28 nm long non-contractile tail (a character of Siphoviridae phages).
Antibiotics and Phage Sensitivity as Interventions for Controlling Escherichia coli Isolated from Clinical Specimens
They were identified as the Siphoviridae family phages of the Caudovirales order.
Isolation and Physiomorphological Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7-Infecting Bacteriophages Recovered from Beef Cattle Operations
Tailed phages are the most abundant group among reported phages and represent 96% of the total; within this group 61% belong to Siphoviridae family, 25% to Myoviridae and 14.5% to Podoviridae [24].
Isolation of lytic bacteriophages for nanobiocontrol of pathogenic and antibiotic resistant Salmonella present in poultry in Ecuador
Siphophages or siphoviridae phages infect methanogens such as Methanococcus Methanobrevibacter and Methanobacterium spp.
Abating enteric methane emission through dietary manipulation
TEM observation of the phage [PHI]MSP revealed that it had an icosahedral head/capsid and a noncontractile tail and was similar to the members belonging to Siphoviridae family according to the guidelines of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.
Proteomic characterization of lytic bacteriophages of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from sewage affluent of India
Los colifagos somaticos incluyen una gran variedad de fagos que pertenecen a las familias Myoviridae, Siphoviridae, Podoviridae, Microviridae (Okafor 2011).
Implementation de dos metodos de recuento en placa para la deteccion de colifagos somaticos, aportes a las metodologias estandar
unclassified Sample Viruses Root reads BH 80/11 RNA (3 55 (Myoviridae, Siphoviridae, 377 1,318 pooled samples) Podoviridae, Bunyaviridae, Retroviridae, Papillomaviridae) BH 81/11 RNA 57 (Myoviridae, Siphoviridae, 19 1,006 Podoviridae, Retroviridae) BH 80/11 DNA (3 3 (Herpesviridae, Mimiviridae, 9,181 9,339 pooled samples) unclassified virus) BH 81/11 DNA 1 (Retroviridae) 3 9,929
Novel orthobunyavirus in cattle, Europe, 2011

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