Mimicking prophage induction in the body: induction in the lab with pH gradients [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 The majority of bacteria within the human body are lysogens, often harboring multiple bacteriophage sequences (prophages) within their genomes. While several different types of environmental stresses can trigger or induce prophages to enter into the ...
Taylor Miller-Ensminger +3 more
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Isolation and Genome Characterization of the Virulent Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophage SA97
Viruses, 2015 A novel bacteriophage that infects S. aureus, SA97, was isolated and characterized. The phage SA97 belongs to the Siphoviridae family, and the cell wall teichoic acid (WTA) was found to be a host receptor of the phage SA97.
Yoonjee Chang +5 more
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Lysis to Kill: Evaluation of the Lytic Abilities, and Genomics of Nine Bacteriophages Infective for Gordonia spp. and Their Potential Use in Activated Sludge Foam Biocontrol. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Nine bacteriophages (phages) infective for members of the genus Gordonia were isolated from wastewater and other natural water environments using standard enrichment techniques.
Zoe A Dyson +3 more
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High diversity in the regulatory region of Shiga toxin encoding bacteriophages
BMC Genomics, 2022 Background Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is an emerging health challenge worldwide and outbreaks caused by this pathogen poses a serious public health concern.
Annette Fagerlund +3 more
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Bacteriophage 434 Hex Protein Prevents RecA-Mediated Repressor Autocleavage
Viruses, 2013 In a λimm434 lysogen, two proteins are expressed from the integrated prophage. Both are encoded by the same mRNA whose transcription initiates at the PRM promoter. One protein is the 434 repressor, needed for the establishment and maintenance of
Paul Shkilnyj +2 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Marine viruses are major drivers of global biogeochemical cycles and energy fluxes, yet the importance of viral impacts on the succession and diversity of the bacterial community remains largely unexplored.
Xiaowei Chen +5 more
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Inducible viral receptor, A possible concept to induce viral protection in primitive immune animals
Virology Journal, 2011 A pseudolysogen (PL) is derived from the lysogenic Vibrio harveyi (VH) which is infected with the VHS1 (Vibrio harveyi Siphoviridae-like 1) bacteriophage. The lysogenic Vibrio harveyi undergoes an unequivalent division of the extra-chromosomal VHS1 phage
Pasharawipas Tirasak
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The Escherichia coli CRISPR System Protects from λ Lysogenization, Lysogens, and Prophage Induction [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 2010 ABSTRACT We show that phage lysogenization, lysogens, and prophage induction are all targeted by CRISPR. The results demonstrate that genomic DNA is not immune to the CRISPR system, that the CRISPR system does not require noncytoplasmic elements, and that the system protects from phages entering and exiting the lysogenic cycle.
R. Edgar, U. Qimron
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Causes and consequences of bacterial local adaptation via MGEs in the plant microbiome
New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary Adaptations that enable plant‐associated bacteria to fill disparate niches comprise a critical component of microbial diversity. Genes that confer locally adaptive bacterial traits, ranging from heavy metal resistance to pathogen or symbiont infectivity, often reside within mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that can move between genomes.
Stephanie Porter +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) has emerged as one of the most troublesome pathogens in health care institutions. A. baumannii can cause a wide range of diseases in humans, including pneumonia and septicemia. Phage therapy has drawn great interest
Lingli Jiang +8 more
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