bacteriophage T2
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Bacteriophage T2 is a virus that infects Escherichia coli and was pivotal in experiments demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bacteriophage T2 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacteriophage
ⓘ
virus ⓘ |
| adsorptionTarget | lipopolysaccharide of E. coli outer membrane ⓘ |
| associatedWith | phage group of Delbrück, Luria, and Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attachmentSiteOnHost | E. coli cell surface receptors ⓘ |
| BaltimoreClassification | Group I dsDNA virus ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Enterobacteria phages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T-even phages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes | lysis of infected E. coli cells ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Bacteriophage T4
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bacteriophage T6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Max Delbrück NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encodes |
DNA replication proteins
ⓘ
lytic enzymes ⓘ structural proteins for head and tail ⓘ |
| family | Myoviridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticMaterial | DNA ⓘ |
| genomePolarity | non-segmented dsDNA ⓘ |
| genomeType | double-stranded DNA ⓘ |
| genus | T4-like virus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapsid | protein capsid ⓘ |
| hasGenome | linear dsDNA molecule ⓘ |
| hasGenomePackaging | headful packaging mechanism ⓘ |
| hasHead | true ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | head–tail phage ⓘ |
| hasReceptor | E. coli outer membrane proteins GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTail | true ⓘ |
| headShape | icosahedral ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish DNA as carrier of genetic information ⓘ |
| host | Escherichia coli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infects | Escherichia coli B strain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNonEnveloped | true ⓘ |
| laboratoryUse | model organism in phage genetics ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | lytic ⓘ |
| naturalHost | Escherichia coli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pivotalFor | demonstration that DNA is the genetic material ⓘ |
| replicationSite | bacterial cytoplasm ⓘ |
| researchField |
bacteriophage biology
ⓘ
molecular genetics ⓘ |
| tailType | contractile tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute | infection via adsorption to bacterial cells ⓘ |
| usedAsModelFor |
DNA replication
ⓘ
genetic recombination ⓘ virus–host interactions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Alfred Hershey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martha Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hershey–Chase experiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early phage group experiments ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.