Mycobacterium virus D29

Last updated
Bacteriophage D29
Virus classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Genus: Fromanvirus
Species:
Fromanvirus D29
Synonyms
  • Mycobacterium virus D29

Mycobacterium virus D29 (D29) is a cluster A mycobacteriophage. It was discovered in 1954 by S. Froman. [1]

Contents

Viral classification

Mycobacterium virus D29 is a Caudoviricetes virus belonging to the Fromanvirus genus. [2]

Tropism

D29 can infect a large variety of mycobacteria. [3]

M. tuberculosis: a deadly pathogen that D29 is able to infect Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteria, the Cause of TB (5149398656).jpg
M. tuberculosis: a deadly pathogen that D29 is able to infect

References

  1. ↑ "The Actinobacteriophage Database | Phage D29". phagesdb.org. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "History of the taxon: Species: Fromanvirus D29 (2024 Release, MSL #40)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ↑ 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.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.