Isolation and Characterization of Salmonella Jumbo-Phage pSal-SNUABM-04 [PDF]
Viruses, 2020 The increasing emergence of antimicrobial resistance has become a global issue. Therefore, many researchers have attempted to develop alternative antibiotics. One promising alternative is bacteriophage.
Jun Kwon +6 more
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fENko-Kae01 is a flagellum-specific jumbo phage infecting Klebsiella aerogenes [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground Klebsiella aerogenes is an opportunistic pathogen that causes a wide variety of infections. Due to the rising problem of antibiotic resistance, novel antibiotics and strategies to combat bacterial infections are needed.
Kira Ranta +2 more
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Pseudomonas Phage PaBG—A Jumbo Member of an Old Parasite Family [PDF]
Viruses, 2020 Bacteriophage PaBG is a jumbo Myoviridae phage isolated from water of Lake Baikal. This phage has limited diffusion ability and thermal stability and infects a narrow range of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains.
Peter Evseev +6 more
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Structural atlas of the intact jumbo phage phiKZ [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsJumbo phage phiKZ, a key model for studying phage nucleus formation and bacterial defense mechanisms, possesses a highly complex tail machine that is essential for infection.
Hao Xiao +10 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Tailed phages with genomes of larger than 200 kbp are classified as Jumbo phages and exhibited extremely high uncharted diversity. The genomic annotation of Jumbo phage is often disappointing because most of the predicted proteins, including structural ...
Yihui Yuan, Meiying Gao, Yuan Yihui
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Isolation and characterization of fMGyn-Pae01, a phiKZ-like jumbo phage infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa [PDF]
Virology JournalBackground Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes a wide variety of infections, and belongs to the group of ESKAPE pathogens that are the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections and have high level of antibiotic ...
Kira Ranta +2 more
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Isolation, Characterization and Genomic Analysis of a Novel Jumbo Phage, AerS_266, That Infects Aeromonas salmonicida [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Aeromonas salmonicida is the causative agent of septicemia in fish, and it is associated with significant economic losses in the aquaculture industry. While piscine Aeromonas infections are mainly treated with antibiotics, the emergence of resistance in ...
Vera Morozova +8 more
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Characterization of a novel Jumbo phage JP4 with potential to control pathogenic Escherichia coli [PDF]
Virology JournalBackground Amidst rising antimicrobial resistance, bacteriophage (phage) therapy has re-emerged as a pivotal weapon against multidrug-resistant pathogens. Jumbo phages, distinguished by large genomes, show particular therapeutic promise.
Kexin Zhang +13 more
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Gastrointestinal jumbo phages possess independent synthesis and utilization systems of NAD+
MicrobiomeBackground Jumbo phages, phages with genomes > 200 kbp, contain some unique genes for successful reproduction in their bacterial hosts. Due to complex and massive genomes analogous to those of small-celled bacteria, how jumbo phages complete their life ...
Cunyuan Li +11 more
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Comprehensive genome analysis uncovers the diversity of jumbo phages in the pig gut microbiome [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceGut microbiome research has historically focused on bacterial communities. In contrast, the roles of viruses, especially jumbo phages, remain poorly understood.
Chao Wei, Zhe Chen
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