Comparative genomic studies of bacteriophages, especially the tailed phages, together with
environmental studies, give a dramatic new picture of the size, genetic structure and …

Phytopathogenic bacteria are economically important because they affect crop yields and
threaten the livelihoods of farmers worldwide. The genus Xanthomonas is particularly …

We defined phage genera by measuring genome relationships by the numbers of shared
homologous/orthologous proteins. We used BLAST-based tools (CoreExtractor. vbs and …

Bacteriophage genomes show pervasive mosaicism, indicating the importance of horizontal
gene exchange in their evolution. Phage genomes represent unique combinations of …

The number of completely sequenced tailed-bacteriophage genomes that have been
published increased to more than 125 last year. The comparison of these genomes has …

Murein hydrolases appear to be widespread in the virions of bacteriophages infecting Gram‐
positive or Gram‐negative bacteria. Muralytic activity has been found in virions of the …

Bacteriophages (prokaryotic viruses) are favourite model systems to study DNA replication
in prokaryotes, and provide examples for every theoretically possible replication …

While taxonomy is an often-unappreciated branch of science it serves very important roles.
Bacteriophage taxonomy has evolved from a mainly morphology-based discipline …

Lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa phages LKD16 and LKA1 were locally isolated and
morphologically classified as Podoviridae. While LKD16 adsorbs weakly to its host, LKA1 …

Phage therapy may become a complement to antibiotics in the treatment of chronic
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. To design efficient therapeutic cocktails, the genetic …