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==== Adsorption and Injection ==== | ==== Adsorption and Injection ==== | ||
f1 is male specific, so it only infects Hfr or F+ strains of ''E. coli''. <ref name='PMID:14065763'/> | |||
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Revision as of 18:38, 27 June 2011
Bacteriophage f1 - closely related to Phage M13,
Full sequence available from NCBI at GenBank: J02448.1
Phage f1, an ssRNA phage, should not be confused with phage F1, a ssDNA phage, but f1 may also refer to a ssDNA phage.
Morphology
Phage f1 is a filamentous (rod-shaped) ssDNA phage.
Genome Organization
6407 bp of ss-DNA, circular
10 genes encoded;
Life cycle
Adsorption and Injection
f1 is male specific, so it only infects Hfr or F+ strains of E. coli. [1]
DNA replication
Packaging
Lysis
See also
References
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