Low-temperature bacterial viruses VR - a small but diverse group of E. coli phages

Archives of Virology
Laura KalinieneRolandas Meškys

Abstract

The complete genome sequences of four low-temperature Escherichia coli-specific tevenviruses, vb_EcoM-VR5, vb_EcoM-VR20, vb_EcoM-VR25 and vb_EcoM-VR26, were determined. Genomic comparisons including recently described genomes of vb_EcoM-VR7 and JS98 as well as phage T4 allowed the identification of two genetic groups that were consistent with defined host-range phenotypes. Group A included the broad-host-range phages vb_EcoM-VR5 and JS98, while group B included vb_EcoM-VR7, vb_EcoM-VR20, vb_EcoM-VR25 and vb_EcoM-VR26, which all had somewhat limited host ranges. All four sequenced phages had genomes that were similar in length (~170 kb) and GC content (~40 %), and, with the exception of vb_EcoM-VR5, at the nucleotide level, they were much more closely related to each other than either was to any other tevenvirus currently characterized. Nevertheless, the overall genome organization of vb_EcoM-VR5, vb_EcoM-VR20, vb_EcoM-VR25 and vb_EcoM-VR26 was comparable to that seen in tevenviruses.

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Dec 4, 2015·Viruses·Eugenijus ŠimoliūnasLidija Truncaitė
Sep 25, 2017·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Mianmian ChenWei Zhang
Oct 12, 2017·Archives of Virology·Laura KalinieneRolandas Meškys
Jul 3, 2021·Foods·Aurelija ZajančkauskaitėLaura Kaliniene

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