Epsilon 15 (or ε15) is a virus, specifically a bacteriophage, known to infect species of Salmonella bacteria including Salmonella anatum.[1][2][3][4][5] The virus is a short, tailed phage with a double-stranded DNA genome of 39,671 base pairs and 49 open reading frames.[6]
| Salmonella virus Epsilon15 | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
| Phylum: | Uroviricota |
| Class: | Caudoviricetes |
| Order: | Caudovirales |
| Family: | Podoviridae |
| Genus: | Uetakevirus |
| Species: | Salmonella virus Epsilon15
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References
edit- ^ "Cryo-EM density map of Epsilon-15 bacteriophage icosahedral reconstruction from JADAS automatically acquired data at 7.3 Angstrom resolution". EM Navigator. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Boutin, C. (1 February 2006). "Biologists build better software, beat path to viral knowledge". Purdue University. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Bacteriophage Ecology Group Reference Abstracts". Stephen T. Abedon. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Sechter, I; Sechter-Mooreville, R (1990). "Host-range modifications of bacteriophage epsilon 15". Archives of Virology. 110 (3–4): 255–7. doi:10.1007/BF01311293. PMID 2317154. S2CID 29444481.
- ^ Jiang, Wen; Baker, Matthew L.; Jakana, Joanita; Weigele, Peter R.; King, Jonathan; Chiu, Wah (2008). "Backbone structure of the infectious ε15 virus capsid revealed by electron cryomicroscopy". Nature. 451 (7182): 1130–4. Bibcode:2008Natur.451.1130J. doi:10.1038/nature06665. PMID 18305544. S2CID 205212346.
- ^ Jiang, Wen; Chang, Juan; Jakana, Joanita; Weigele, Peter; King, Jonathan; Chiu, Wah (2006). "Structure of epsilon15 bacteriophage reveals genome organization and DNA packaging/injection apparatus". Nature. 439 (7076): 612–6. Bibcode:2006Natur.439..612J. doi:10.1038/nature04487. PMC 1559657. PMID 16452981.
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