Algal Virus: Isolation

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Authors

Robert S. Safferman · Cincinnati Health Department

Mary‐Ellen Morris · Cincinnati Health Department

Abstract

Freshwater blue-green algae of the genera Lyngbya, Plectonema, and Phormidium are susceptible to a virus recently isolated from a waste-stabilization pond. Electron micrographs of a partially purified preparation show that the viral particle has an icosahedral structure about 66 mmicro in diameter.

Topics & Keywords

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 140, Issue 3567, pp. 679-680

DOI: 10.1126/science.140.3567.679

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