scholarly journals Bacteriophages LIMElight and LIMEzero of Pantoea agglomerans, Belonging to the “phiKMV-Like Viruses”

2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
pp. 3443-3450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelien M. Adriaenssens ◽  
Pieter-Jan Ceyssens ◽  
Vincent Dunon ◽  
Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann ◽  
Johan Van Vaerenbergh ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTPantoea agglomeransis a common soil bacterium used in the biocontrol of fungi and bacteria but is also an opportunistic human pathogen. It has been described extensively in this context, but knowledge of bacteriophages infecting this species is limited. Bacteriophages LIMEzero and LIMElight ofP. agglomeransare lytic phages, isolated from soil samples, belonging to thePodoviridaeand are the firstPantoeaphages of this family to be described. The double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genomes (43,032 bp and 44,546 bp, respectively) encode 57 and 55 open reading frames (ORFs). Based on the presence of an RNA polymerase in their genomes and their overall genome architecture, these phages should be classified in the subfamily of theAutographivirinae, within the genus of the “phiKMV-like viruses.” Phylogenetic analysis of all the sequenced members of theAutographivirinaesupports the classification of phages LIMElight and LIMEzero as members of the “phiKMV-like viruses” and corroborates the subdivision into the different genera. These data expand the knowledge ofPantoeaphages and illustrate the wide host diversity of phages within the “phiKMV-like viruses.”

2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (24) ◽  
pp. 8719-8734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariángeles Briggiler Marcó ◽  
Josiane E. Garneau ◽  
Denise Tremblay ◽  
Andrea Quiberoni ◽  
Sylvain Moineau

ABSTRACTWe characterized twoLactobacillus plantarumvirulent siphophages, ATCC 8014-B1 (B1) and ATCC 8014-B2 (B2), previously isolated from corn silage and anaerobic sewage sludge, respectively. Phage B2 infected two of the eightL. plantarumstrains tested, while phage B1 infected three. Phage adsorption was highly variable depending on the strain used. Phage defense systems were found in at least twoL. plantarumstrains, LMG9211 and WCSF1. The linear double-stranded DNA genome of thepac-type phage B1 had 38,002 bp, a G+C content of 47.6%, and 60 open reading frames (ORFs). Surprisingly, the phage B1 genome has 97% identity with that ofPediococcus damnosusphage clP1 and 77% identity with that ofL. plantarumphage JL-1; these phages were isolated from sewage and cucumber fermentation, respectively. The double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome of thecos-type phage B2 had 80,618 bp, a G+C content of 36.9%, and 127 ORFs with similarities to those ofBacillusandLactobacillusstrains as well as phages. Some phage B2 genes were similar to ORFs fromL. plantarumphage LP65 of theMyoviridaefamily. Additionally, 6 tRNAs were found in the phage B2 genome. Protein analysis revealed 13 (phage B1) and 9 (phage B2) structural proteins. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing such high identity between phage genomes infecting different genera of lactic acid bacteria.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Te Liao ◽  
Yujie Zhang ◽  
Alexandra Salvador ◽  
Vivian C. H. Wu

Escherichia phage vB_EcoM-Sa45lw, a new member of the T4-like phages, was isolated from surface water in a produce-growing area. The phage, containing double-stranded DNA with a genome size of 167,353 bp and 282 predicted open reading frames (ORFs), is able to infect generic Escherichia coli and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O45 and O157 strains.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Miller ◽  
Steven Tran ◽  
Rhiannon Abrahams ◽  
Daniel Bazan ◽  
Ethan Blaylock ◽  
...  

KaiHaiDragon and OneinaGillian are two bacteriophages which have been recovered from soil samples using the bacterial host Microbacterium foliorum. Their genome lengths are 52,992 bp and 61,703 bp, with 91 and 104 predicted open reading frames, respectively.


2012 ◽  
Vol 86 (18) ◽  
pp. 10253-10254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Hun Kim ◽  
Jeong-Hyun Park ◽  
Bok-Kwon Lee ◽  
Hyuk-Joon Kwon ◽  
Ji-Hyun Shin ◽  
...  

ASalmonellalytic bacteriophage, SS3e, was isolated, and its genome was sequenced completely. This phage is able to lyse not only variousSalmonellaserovars but alsoEscherichia coli,Shigella sonnei,Enterobacter cloacae, andSerratia marcescens, indicating a broad host specificity. Genomic sequence analysis of SS3e revealed a linear double-stranded DNA sequence of 40,793 bp harboring 58 open reading frames, which is highly similar toSalmonellaphages SETP13 and MB78.


2012 ◽  
Vol 86 (18) ◽  
pp. 10239-10239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanna Sillankorva ◽  
Andrew M. Kropinski ◽  
Joana Azeredo

The broad-host-range lyticPseudomonasphage Φ-S1 possess a 40,192 bp double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome of 47 open reading frames (ORFs) and belongs to the familyPodoviridae, subfamilyAutographivirinae, genusT7likevirus.


2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (24) ◽  
pp. 8358-8365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Eraclio ◽  
Denise M. Tremblay ◽  
Alexia Lacelle-Côté ◽  
Simon J. Labrie ◽  
Maria Grazia Fortina ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTA new virulent phage belonging to theSiphoviridaefamily and able to infectLactococcus garvieaestrains was isolated from compost soil. Phage GE1 has a prolate capsid (56 by 38 nm) and a long noncontractile tail (123 nm). It had a burst size of 139 and a latent period of 31 min. Its host range was limited to only twoL. garvieaestrains out of 73 tested. Phage GE1 has a double-stranded DNA genome of 24,847 bp containing 48 predicted open reading frames (ORFs). Putative functions could be assigned to only 14 ORFs, and significant matches in public databases were found for only 17 ORFs, indicating that GE1 is a novel phage and its genome contains several new viral genes and encodes several new viral proteins. Of these 17 ORFs, 16 were homologous to deduced proteins of virulent phages infecting the dairy bacteriumLactococcus lactis, including previously characterized prolate-headed phages. Comparative genome analysis confirmed the relatedness ofL. garvieaephage GE1 toL. lactisphages c2 (22,172 bp) and Q54 (26,537 bp), although its genome organization was closer to that of phage c2. Phage GE1 did not infect any of the 58L. lactisstrains tested. This study suggests that phages infecting different lactococcal species may have a common ancestor.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia V. Popova ◽  
Mikhail M. Shneider ◽  
Yulia V. Mikhailova ◽  
Andrey A. Shelenkov ◽  
Dmitry A. Shagin ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Acinetobacter myovirus BS46 was isolated from sewage by J. S. Soothill in 1991. We have sequenced the genome of BS46 and found it to be almost unique. BS46 contains double-stranded DNA with a genome size of 94,068 bp and 176 predicted open reading frames. The gene encoding the tailspike that presumably possesses depolymerase activity toward the capsular polysaccharides of the bacterial host was identified.


2012 ◽  
Vol 86 (16) ◽  
pp. 8781-8792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Hung Luo ◽  
Pei-Yu Chiou ◽  
Chiou-Ying Yang ◽  
Nien-Tsung Lin

Helicobacter pyloriis a common human pathogen that has been identified to be carcinogenic. This study isolated the temperate bacteriophage 1961P from the lysate of a clinical strain ofH. pyloriisolated in Taiwan. The bacteriophage has an icosahedral head and a short tail, typical of thePodoviridaefamily. Its double-stranded DNA genome is 26,836 bp long and has 33 open reading frames. Only 9 of the predicted proteins have homologs of known functions, while the remaining 24 are only similar to unknown proteins encoded byHelicobacterprophages and remnants. Analysis of sequences proximal to the phage-host junctions suggests that 1961P may integrate into the host chromosome via a mechanism similar to that of bacteriophage lambda. In addition, 1961P is capable of generalized transduction. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation, characterization, genome analysis, integration, and transduction of aHelicobacter pyloriphage.


mBio ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Goh ◽  
Haitham Hussain ◽  
Barbara J. Chang ◽  
Warren Emmett ◽  
Thomas V. Riley ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTIn this work, we show thatClostridium difficilephage ϕC2 transduceserm(B), which confers erythromycin resistance, from a donor to a recipient strain at a frequency of 10−6per PFU. The transductants were lysogenic for ϕC2 and contained theerm(B) gene in a novel transposon, Tn6215. This element is 13,008 bp in length and contains 17 putative open reading frames (ORFs). It could also be transferred at a lower frequency by filter mating.IMPORTANCEClostridium difficileis a major human pathogen that causes diarrhea that can be persistent and difficult to resolve using antibiotics.C. difficileis potentially zoonotic and has been detected in animals, food, and environmental samples.C. difficilegenomes contain large portions of horizontally acquired genetic elements. The conjugative elements have been reasonably well studied, but transduction has not yet been demonstrated. Here, we show for the first time transduction as a mechanism for the transfer of a novel genetic element inC. difficile. Transduction may also be a useful tool for the genetic manipulation ofC. difficile.


2007 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 3282-3289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moqing Liu ◽  
Alejandro F. Alice ◽  
Hiroaki Naka ◽  
Jorge H. Crosa

ABSTRACT Vibrio vulnificus is an opportunistic human pathogen that preferentially infects compromised iron-overloaded patients, causing a fatal primary septicemia with very rapid progress, resulting in a high mortality rate. In this study we determined that the HlyU protein, a virulence factor in V. vulnificus CMCP6, up-regulates the expression of VV20479, a homologue of the Vibrio cholerae RTX (repeats in toxin) toxin gene that we named rtxA1. This gene is part of an operon together with two other open reading frames, VV20481 and VV20480, that encode two predicted proteins, a peptide chain release factor 1 and a hemolysin acyltransferase, respectively. A mutation in rtxA1 not only contributes to the loss of cytotoxic activity but also results in a decrease in virulence, whereas a deletion of VV20481 and VV20480 causes a slight decrease in virulence but with no effect in cytotoxicity. Activation of the expression of the rtxA1 operon by HlyU occurs at the transcription initiation level by binding of the HlyU protein to a region upstream of this operon.


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