Abstract
This is the first description of cultivated icosahedral single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) phages isolated on heterotrophic marine bacterioplankton and with Bacteroidetes hosts. None of the 8 phages stained well with DNA-binding stains, suggesting that in situ abundances of ssDNA phages are drastically underestimated using conventional methods for enumeration.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacteriophages / genetics*
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Bacteriophages / isolation & purification*
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Bacteroidetes / virology*
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DNA, Single-Stranded / genetics*
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DNA, Single-Stranded / isolation & purification*
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Microscopy, Electron
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Seawater / virology*
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Staining and Labeling / methods
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Viral Load
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Virion / ultrastructure
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Virology / methods