3582
Phage genome records
Number of phage genome sequences
Live collection overview
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These figures update from the database as records are added. This public view contains collection-level information only.
4578
Bacterial assemblies
Number of bacterial genome sequences
7573
Phage isolates
Number of phages currently isolated
3722
Bacterial isolates
Number of bacterial isolates currently stocked
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Search the PhageBank UK collection by bacterial host, strain, genus, species or BMCPR ID. Search results provide collection-level counts only and do not display individual phage or bacterial records.
Phage diversity
Classification at a Glance
Phages within the collection are classified using genome-based approaches, including TaxMyPhage and ViPTree. This allows us to explore the taxonomic diversity represented across PhageBank UK and identify potentially novel groups.
Where our analyses support the identification of novel species, genera or families, these are submitted to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) for formal recognition.
As we are discovering many new genera and species, we use placeholders for groups identified as novel. For example, bmcpr_g55 includes phages in proposed new genus 55, while bmcpr_sp11 includes phages in a proposed new species. These numbers are arbitrary and sequential until formal ICTV recognition, when recognised names will be used.
Most represented phage families
Most represented phage genera
Collection Composition
Hosts and Bacterial Isolates
The charts below show the ten most frequently represented phage isolation hosts and bacterial species within the PhageBank UK collection, providing a snapshot of the current composition of the biobank. These live data update as records are added to the database and may change daily.
Phage isolates by host
Bacterial isolates by species
Public bacterial record
Salmonella enterica SL1344
Explore a publicly available summary of the taxonomy, genome assembly and genomic characteristics of this reference bacterial isolate held within the PhageBank UK collection.
Public phage record
CCE_0053
The public version gives a snapshot of the data we hold for each phage isolate.
Database access
Collection records are protected
Detailed entity, sequencing, storage, ownership, sharing, and analytical records are available only to authorised users.