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Comparative analysis of the widespread and conserved PB1-like viruses infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2009
Ceyssens Pieter-Jan, Miroshnikov Konstantin, Mattheus Wesley, Krylov Victor, Robben Johan, Noben Jean-Paul, Vanderschraeghe Simon, Sykilinda Nina, Kropinski Andrew M, Volckaert Guido, Mesyanzhinov Vadim, Lavigne Rob
Abstract excerpt
We examined the genetic diversity of lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage PB1 and four closely related phages (LBL3, LMA2, 14-1 and SN) isolated throughout Europe. They all encapsulate linear, non-permuted genomes between 64 427 and 66 530 bp within a solid, acid-resistant isometric capsid (diameter: 74 nm) and carry non-flexible, contractile tails of approximately 140 nm. The genomes are organized into at...
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