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Bacillus phage

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A Bacillus phage is a member of a group of bacteriophages known to have bacteria in the genus Bacillus as host species. These bacteriophages have been found to belong to the families Myoviridae, Siphoviridae, Podoviridae or Tectiviridae.

Applications

The DNA polymerase of Bacillus phage phi29 is a unique and efficient polymerase with proofreading activity.

References

Bacillus phage Wikipedia