lambda phage

bacteriophage
Taxon taxon Q615868
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lambda phage

Summary

lambda phage is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (528 views/month, #1,498 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • lambda phage is credited with the discovery of Esther Lederberg[3].
  • lambda phage's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • lambda phage's instance of is recorded as model organism[5].
  • lambda phage is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • lambda phage is classified within Lambdalikevirus[7].
  • lambda phage belongs to the parent taxon Lambda-like viruses[8].
  • lambda phage's scientific name is Enterobacteria phage lambda[9].
  • lambda phage's Commons category is recorded as Lambda phage[10].
  • lambda phage's taxon synonym is recorded as Escherichia virus Lambda[11].

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Classification

lambda phage's scientific name is Enterobacteria phage lambda[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. Recorded parent taxon include Lambdalikevirus[7] and Lambda-like viruses[8].

Identifiers

lambda phage's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46699559[12]. lambda phage's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 10122231[13].

Why It Matters

lambda phage ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (528 views/month, #1,498 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ICTV Master Species List 2011. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor Esther Lederberg
    Parent taxon Lambdalikevirus, Lambda-like viruses
    Instance of taxon, model organism
    Aliases
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284497005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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