Characteristics of a pseudolysogenic phage vB_YpM_HQ103 infecting Yersinia pestis [PDF]
Virus ResearchThe plague, caused by Yersinia pestis, is a natural focal disease and the presence of Y. pestis in the environment is a critical ecological concern worldwide. The role of Y. pestis phages in the ecological life cycle of the plague is crucial. Previously,
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Precision targeting of genetic variations in mixed bacterial cultures using CRISPR-Cas12a-programmed λ phages [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyThe CRISPR-Cas system, an adaptive immune mechanism in prokaryotes against bacteriophages, has been developed into a versatile tool for recognizing and cleaving target nucleic acid sequences.
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Isolation and preliminary characterization of a novel bacteriophage vB_KquU_φKuK6 that infects the multidrug-resistant pathogen Klebsiella quasipneumoniae [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyBackgroundKlebsiella quasipneumoniae (previously known as K. pneumoniae K6) strains are among the multidrug-resistant hypervirulent bacterial pathogens. Phage therapy can help treat infections caused by such pathogens.
Isaac P. Miller +5 more
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Differential expression of “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum” genes and prophage loci in different life stages of potato psyllid [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPsyllid species, including the potato psyllid (PoP) Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) (Triozidae) serve as host and vector of “Candidatus Liberibacter spp.” (“Ca. Liberibacter”), which also infects diverse plant hosts, including citrus and tomato.
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Characterization of Mu-Like Yersinia Phages Exhibiting Temperature Dependent Infection
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Yersinia pestis is the etiological agent of plague. Marmota himalayana of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau is the primary host of flea-borne Y. pestis. This study is the report of isolation of Mu-like bacteriophages of Y. pestis from M. himalayana.
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Special Issue: Phage–Bacteria Interplay in Health and Disease
Viruses, 2022 Bacteriophages are obligatory parasites propagating in bacterial hosts in a lytic or lysogenic/pseudolysogenic cycle [...]
Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa, Daria Augustyniak
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Characterization of a New Temperate Escherichia coli Phage vB_EcoP_ZX5 and Its Regulatory Protein
Pathogens, 2022 The study of the interaction between temperate phages and bacteria is vital to understand their role in the development of human diseases. In this study, a novel temperate Escherichia coli phage, vB_EcoP_ZX5, with a genome size of 39,565 bp, was isolated
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Inference of the Life Cycle of Environmental Phages from Genomic Signature Distances to Their Hosts
Viruses, 2023 The environmental impact of uncultured phages is shaped by their preferred life cycle (lytic or lysogenic). However, our ability to predict it is very limited.
Vicente Arnau +9 more
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BACPHLIP: predicting bacteriophage lifestyle from conserved protein domains [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Bacteriophages are broadly classified into two distinct lifestyles: temperate and virulent. Temperate phages are capable of a latent phase of infection within a host cell (lysogenic cycle), whereas virulent phages directly replicate and lyse host cells ...
Adam J. Hockenberry, Claus O. Wilke
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Characterization of Temperate LPS-Binding Bordetella avium Phages That Lack Superinfection Immunity
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Bordetella avium causes a highly infectious upper respiratory tract disease in turkeys and other poultry with high economic losses. Considering the antimicrobial resistance crisis, bacteriophages (phages) may be an alternative approach for treating ...
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