Figure 1个  Table 3
    • Family Morphology Phage species Host References
      Myoviridae Contractile tail AS-1 Aancystis nidulans, Synechococcus cedrorum Safferman R S, et al., 1972
      N-1 Nostoc muscorum Adolph K W, et al., 1971
      Ma-LMM01 Microcystis aeruginosa Yoshida T, et al., 2006
      Long, non-contractile tail SM-2 Synechococcus elongates, Microcystis aeruginosa Fox J A, et al., 1976
      Siphoviridae S-2L Synechococcus sp. 698 Khudyakov I Y, et al., 1978
      S-4L Synechococcus. elongatus Khudyakov I Y, et al., 1982
      LPP-1 Lyngbya, Plectonema, Phormidium Sherman L A, et al, 1970
      Podoviridae Short tail SM-1 Synechococcus elongatus Safferman R S, et al., 1969
      Ma-LBP Microcystis aeruginosa Tucker S, et al., 2005
      Unassigned Tailless PaV-LD Planktothrix agardhii Gao E B, et al., 2009

      Table 1.  Examples of freshwater cyanophages

    • NameFamilyHostGenome structureGenome
      size (bp)
      No. of
      ORFs
      % G+CCoding %
      of genome
      GenBank
      Accession number
      Ma-LMM01MyoviridaeMicrocystisCircularly permuted linear16210918445.092.0AB231700
      S-CRM01MyoviridaeSynechococcusCircularly permuted linear17856329439.789.0HQ615693
      Pf-WMP4PodoviridaePhormidiumLinear409384151.889.9DQ875742
      Pf-WMP3PodoviridaePhormidiumLinear432494146.589.2EF537008
      PP-1PodoviridaePlectonemaLinear424804146.493.1Unpublished
      PaV-LDunassignedPlanktothrixLinear9529914241.589.5HQ683709

      Table 2.  Freshwater cyanophages with completely sequenced genomes

    • Family Host Gene Gene product Primer sequences (5'-3') References
      Myoviridae Microcystis g91 Sheath protein Sheath RTF: ACATCAGCCTTCGTTTCGG Takashima Y, et al., 2007
      Sheath RTR: CAATCTGGTTAGGTAGGTCG
      Anabaena and Nostoc MCP Major capsid protein AN15 MCPF5: GTTCCTGGCACACCTGAAGCGT Baker A C, et al., 2006
      AN15 MCPR5: CTTACCATCGCTTGTGTCGGCATC
      Uncertain g20 Viral capsid assembly protein CPS1: GTAGWATTTTCTACATTGAYGTTGG Wilhelm S W, et al., 2006
      CPS8: AAATAYTTDCCAACAWATGGA
      Synechococcus g20 Viral capsid assembly protein CPS4: CATWTCWTCCCAHTCTTC Short C M, et al., 2005
      G20-2: SWRAAATAYTTICCRACRWAKGGATC
      The codes for mixed bases are: R = A, G; Y = C, T; M = A, C; K = G, T; S = C, G; W = A, T; H = A, C, T; B = C, G, T; V = A, C, G; D = A, G, T; n = A, G, C, T; I = inosine.

      Table 3.  Diagnostic markers for freshwater cyanophages