Escherichia virus T3, also called bacteriophage T3 and T3 phage, is a bacteriophage capable of infecting susceptible bacterial cells, including strains of Escherichia coli. This phage is closely related to T7 phage in structure[1] though the two viruses may differ in capsid maturation.[2]

Escherichia virus T3
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Order: Caudovirales
Family: Autographiviridae
Genus: Teetrevirus
Species:
Escherichia virus T3

References

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  1. ^ FRASER, D; WILLIAMS, RC (Feb 1953). "Details of frozen-dried T3 and T7 bacteriophages as shown by electron microscopy". Journal of Bacteriology. 65 (2): 167–70. doi:10.1128/jb.65.2.167-170.1953. PMC 169660. PMID 13034710.
  2. ^ Serwer, P; Wright, ET; Hakala, K; Weintraub, ST; Su, M; Jiang, W (Mar 26, 2010). "DNA packaging-associated hyper-capsid expansion of bacteriophage t3". Journal of Molecular Biology. 397 (2): 361–74. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2010.01.058. PMC 2848125. PMID 20122936.
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