Table 2 Morphology of different Vibriophages
Phage | Host | Diameter of head (nm) | Length of tail (nm) | Thickness of tail (nm) | Nature of tail | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AS1 | VC O1 ElTor MAK 757 | 43.60 ± 2.34 | 85.21 ± 3.80 | 13.54 ± 0.91 | Contractile tail | Present study |
AS2 | VC O1 ElTor MAK 757 | 44.93 ± 1.35 | 123.88 ± 5.21 | 8.83 ± 0.43 | Non-contractile tail) | Present study |
AS3 | VC O1 ElTor MAK 757 | 90.1 ± 2.21 | 193.5 ± 14.5 | 22.8 ± 1.25 | Contractile tail | Present study |
M4 (O1 ElTor typing phage) | VC O1 ElTor MAK 757 | 97.7 ± 0.03 | 109.6 ± 0.2 | 18.2 ± 0.4 | Contractile tail | Chattopadhyay et al., 1993 |
D10 (O1 ElTor typing phage) | VC O1 ElTor MAK 757 | 62.9 ± 0.06 | 101.4 ± 0.3 | 15.8 ± 0.4 | Contractile tail | Chattopadhyay et al., 1993 |
MAD-5 O139 typing phage | VC O139 NPR-4 | 58.0 ± 2.7 | 141.2 ± 4.8 | 8.33 ± 0.4 | Contractile tail | Chakrabarti et al., 2000 |
VE-2 O139 typing phage | VC O139 NPR-4 | 112.5 ± 1.8 | 204.0 ± 2.8 | 23.0 ± 0.2 | Contractile tail | Chakrabarti et al., 2000 |
Group II classical typing phage | VC Classical 154 | 62.1 ± 3.1 & 65.5 ± 3.7 nm for the widest & narrowest sections | 81.0 ± 3.2 | 16.6 ± 2.0 | Contractile tail | Chatterjee and Maiti, 1984 |
Group IV classical typing phage | VC Classical 154 | 73.8 ± 3.3 & 83.6 ± 4.0 for the widest & narrowest sections | 152.8 ± 8.2 | 10.7 ± 1.4 | Non-contractile tail | (Chatterjee and Maiti, 1984) |
DR1 | VC O26 | 77.5 ± 0.3 | 100.0 ± 0.6 | 19.0 ± 0.4 | Contractile tail | (Sarkar et al., 2004) [11] |
DR2 | VC O39 | 83.3 ± 0.3 | 111.0 ± 0.8 | 17.0 ± 0.5 | Contractile tail | (Sarkar et al., 2004) |
ΦP15 | VC O1 ElTor Inaba | 52.9 ± 9.0 & 40.5 ± 9.5 for the widest & narrowest sections | 105.4 ± 3.2 | 22.5 nm | Contractile tail | (Talledo et al., 2003) |