A Novel bacteriophage morphotype with a ribbon-like structure at the tail extremity

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-81

  Prestel, Eric ^a,c   Regeard, Christophe ^a   Andrews, James ^a   Oger, Philippe ^b   DuBow, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Bacteriophages; Ribbon like tail; Sahara desert; Siphoviridae

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; MIRIDAE; SIPHOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84855868667     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2012.75.81     Document Type: Article

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