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Prophage phiv142-3 enhances the colonization and resistance to environmental stresses of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 May 2018
Li Dezhi, Tang Fang, Xue Feng, Ren Jianluan, Liu Yun, Yang Dehong, Dai Jianjun
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial acquisition of prophages reflects natural selection. Phage DNA has been shown to constitute up to 20% if bacterial genomes. However, prophages' role in Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is unclear. In this study, APEC strain DE142 harboring prophage phiv142-3, was subjected to deletion and the WT and deletion mutant were characterized under a range of conditions. Prophage deletion mutant...
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