Abstract
Phage 7-11 is a podovirus with an elongated head of 154 × 40 nm and a tail of 12 × 9 nm. The double-stranded DNA genome is 89.9 kb long, has a mol% G + C content of 44.1 and encodes 151 ORFs and six tRNAs. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that it is related to coliphage phiEco32.
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This research was supported by a Discovery grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to A.M.K.
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Kropinski, A.M., Lingohr, E.J. & Ackermann, HW. The genome sequence of enterobacterial phage 7-11, which possesses an unusually elongated head. Arch Virol 156, 149–151 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-010-0835-5
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