The Dilemma of Phage Taxonomy Illustrated by Comparative Genomics of Sfi21-Like Siphoviridae in Lactic Acid Bacteria

C Proux, D van Sinderen, J Suarez, P Garcia… - Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
The complete genome sequences of two dairy phages, Streptococcus thermophilus phage
7201 and Lactobacillus casei phage A2, are reported. Comparative genomics reveals that …

Characterization of Phietavirus Henu 2 in the virome of individuals with acute gastroenteritis

E do Socorro Fôro Ramos, SL Bahia… - Virus Genes, 2023 - Springer
There is a growing interest in phages as potential biotechnological tools in human health
owing to the antibacterial activity of these viruses. In this study, we characterized a new …

Isolation and characterization of a novel Tenacibaculum species and a corresponding bacteriophage from a Mediterranean fish hatchery: Description of …

MI Tsertou, A Triga, S Droubogiannis… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tenacibaculum larymnensis sp. nov., a novel species of the Tenacibaculum genus was
isolated from a commercial fish hatchery in Greece. The novel species is phylogenetically …

A virulent phage infecting Lactococcus garvieae, with homology to Lactococcus lactis phages

G Eraclio, DM Tremblay, A Lacelle-Côté… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A new virulent phage belonging to the Siphoviridae family and able to infect
Lactococcus garvieae strains was isolated from compost soil. Phage GE1 has a prolate …

Complete genome analysis and biological characterization of a novel phage vB_CP_qdyz_P5 with lytic activity against Clostridium perfringens

G Xuan, G Zhao, Y Wang, Q Su, J Wang, H Lin - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2023 - Elsevier
Clostridium perfringens, a common foodborne pathogen, exhibit high-stress resistance. The
prevailing reliance on antibiotics in the farming industry for its prevention and control has led …

Metagenome data on intestinal phage-bacteria associations aids the development of phage therapy against pathobionts

K Fujimoto, Y Kimura, M Shimohigoshi, T Satoh… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
The application of bacteriophages (phages) is proposed as a highly specific therapy for
intestinal pathobiont elimination. However, the infectious associations between phages and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis and characterization of Enterobacteria phage SSL-2009a and 'HK578likevirus' bacteriophages

S Li, S Lu, H Huang, L Tan, Q Ni, W Shang, Y Yang… - Virus research, 2019 - Elsevier
Enterobacteria phage SSL-2009a is a virulent bacteriophage with strong and abroad lytic
ability against lots of engineering E. coli strains. In this study, we re-sequenced its whole …

Pantoea Bacteriophage vB_PagS_MED16—A Siphovirus Containing a 2′-Deoxy-7-amido-7-deazaguanosine-Modified DNA

M Šimoliūnienė, E Žukauskienė, L Truncaitė… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
A novel siphovirus, vB_PagS_MED16 (MED16) was isolated in Lithuania using Pantoea
agglomerans strain BSL for the phage propagation. The double-stranded DNA genome of …

Inducible Clostridium perfringens bacteriophages ΦS9 and ΦS63: Different genome structures and a fully functional sigK intervening element

KP Kim, Y Born, R Lurz, F Eichenseher, M Zimmer… - …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Two inducible temperate bacteriophages ΦS9 and ΦS63 from Clostridium perfringens were
sequenced and analyzed. Isometric heads and long non-contractile tails classify ΦS9 and …

Three novel Pseudomonas phages isolated from composting provide insights into the evolution and diversity of tailed phages

D Amgarten, LF Martins, KC Lombardi, LP Antunes… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Among viruses, bacteriophages are a group of special interest due to their
capacity of infecting bacteria that are important for biotechnology and human health …