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Characterization of Phi2954, a newly isolated bacteriophage containing three dsRNA genomic segments.
BMC microbiology - 19 Feb 2010
Qiao Xueying, Sun Yang, Qiao Jian, Di Sanzo Fabiana, Mindich Leonard
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BACKGROUND: Bacteriophage Phi12 is a member of the Cystoviridae and is distinct from Phi6, the first member of that family. We have recently isolated a number of related phages and five showed high similarity to Phi12 in the amino acid sequences of several proteins. Bacteriophage Phi2954 is a member of this group. RESULTS: Phi2954 was isolated from radish leaves and was found to have a genome of three segments of...
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