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Whole genome sequencing and comparative genomic analyses of two Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal-specific Podoviruses to other N4-like phages reveal extensive genetic diversity.
Virology journal - 28 May 2013
Fouts Derrick E, Klumpp Jochen, Bishop-Lilly Kimberly A, Rajavel Mathumathi, Willner Kristin M, Butani Amy, Henry Matthew, Biswas Biswajit, Li Manrong, Albert M John, Loessner Martin J, Calendar Richard, Sozhamannan Shanmuga
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal is the only serogroup other than O1 implicated in cholera epidemics. We describe the isolation and characterization of an O139 serogroup-specific phage, vB_VchP_VchO139-I (ϕVchO139-I) that has similar host range and virion morphology as phage vB_VchP_JA1 (ϕJA1) described previously. We aimed at a complete molecular characterization of both phages and elucidation of their...
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