Table 3 Characteristic morphological features of the studied phages.

From: Molecular, physiological and phylogenetic traits of Lactococcus 936-type phages from distinct dairy environments

Phage

Electron microscopy

Plaque diameter* [mm]

Tail diam. [nm]*

Head diam. [nm]*

Additional structures

5g1

127 × 8

50

nd

3.6

Eg1

143 × 12

58

nd

4.2

F12

132 × 10

55

nd

3.8

F13

135 × 11

55

spiral-like structures

3.7

F14

131 × 9

57

nd

3.6

14s

145 × 12

65

nd

4.0

24tp1

147 × 12

66

nd

2.9

77s

137 × 10

55

spiral-like structures

4.0

  1. The size of phage particles was calculated using measure IT 5.0 (Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions GmbH) software.
  2. *Mean from n = 5 phages.
  3. nd – none detected.
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