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Bacteriophage f2

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Group
  
Group IV ((+)ssRNA)

Genus
  
Levivirus

Family
  
Leviviridae

Species
  
Bacteriophage f2

Similar
  
Bacteriophage MS2, Bacteriophage Qβ, Leviviridae, Pseudomonas phage Φ6, T3 phage

The bacteriophage f2 is an icosahedral, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli. It is extremely similar to bacteriophage MS2.

History

f2 was the first RNA-containing bacteriophage to be isolated, reported in 1961. Tim Loeb and Norton Zinder searched for and discovered two phages in filtered samples of raw New York City sewage that grew on male (F+) but not female (F−) E. coli. The first phage was f1, which produced cloudy plaques; the second phage was f2, which produced clear plaques.

References

Bacteriophage f2 Wikipedia