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In Silico Characterisation of Putative Prophages in Lactobacillaceae Used in Probiotics for Vaginal Health [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2022
While live biotherapeutics offer a promising approach to optimizing vaginal microbiota, the presence of functional prophages within introduced Lactobacillaceae strains could impact their safety and efficacy.
Anna-Ursula Happel, Brian R. Kullin, Hoyam Gamieldien, Heather B. Jaspan, Arvind Varsani, Darren Martin, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Rémy Froissart   +7 more
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Whole-genome analysis showed the promotion of genetic diversity and coevolution in Staphylococcus aureus lytic bacteriophages and their hosts mediated by prophages via worldwide recombination events

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Prophages as a part of Staphylococcus aureus genome contribute to the genetic diversity as well as survival strategies of their host. Some S. aureus prophages also have an imminent risk of host cell lysis and become a lytic phage.
Wenyuan Zhou, Aiping Deng, Guoqiang Zhu   +2 more
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Mining of Thousands of Prokaryotic Genomes Reveals High Abundance of Prophages with a Strictly Narrow Host Range

MSystems, 2022
Phages and prophages are one of the principal modulators of microbial populations. However, much of their diversity is still poorly understood. Here, we extracted 33,624 prophages from 13,713 complete prokaryotic genomes to explore the prophage diversity
Gamaliel López-Leal, Jérôme Verleyen, Santiago Castillo-Ramírez   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Predicted and inducible prophages display contrasting virulence gene profiles within the prophage-SaPI mobilome of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. [PDF]

mSphere
Prophages play a significant role in bacterial evolution by shaping genomic diversity, virulence, and host adaptation. This study investigated the prophage composition of 109 clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from four tertiary care ...
Aguayo-González A, Martínez-Flores I, Bustos P, Santamaría RI, Cabrera-Contreras R, Martínez-Gamboa A, Ibarra-Chávez R, González V.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prediction and characterization of prophages of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia reveals a remarkable phylogenetic diversity of prophages

Scientific Reports, 2023
Prophages, which enables bacterial hosts to acquire novel traits, and increase genetic variation and evolutionary innovation, are considered to be one of the greatest drivers of bacterial diversity and evolution.
Zheng Fang, Man Xu, Shan Shen, Weiwei Sun, Qing Yu, Qingshan Wu, Lan Xiang, Qingbei Weng   +7 more
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Prophage landscape in Enterococcus faecium: diversity, resistance genes, virulence factors, and endolysin profiling. [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Background Enterococcus faecium is a major opportunistic pathogen associated with healthcare-associated infections and increasing antimicrobial resistance.
Wang Z, Gao S, Zhang Y, Shen H, Cao X.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ecophysiological Features Shape the Distribution of Prophages and CRISPR in Sulfate Reducing Prokaryotes

Microorganisms, 2021
Sulfate reducing prokaryotes (SRP) are a phylogenetically and physiologically diverse group of microorganisms that use sulfate as an electron acceptor. SRP have long been recognized as key players of the carbon and sulfur cycles, and more recently, they ...
Roberto Orellana, Jonathan Acosta, Michael Seeger   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Campylobacter prophage diversity reveals pervasive recombination between prophages from different Campylobacter species

Microbiology Spectrum
Prophages, bacteriophages integrated into bacterial genomes, play a critical role in the genetic diversity and evolution of bacterial species. In this study, we investigated the prophage population harbored in Campylobacter species.
Hugo G Castelán-Sánchez, Gamaliel López-Leal   +1 more
exaly   +3 more sources

The Potential Roles of Prophages in the Pathogenicity of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Strains from Kenya. [PDF]

Antibiotics (Basel)
Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Klebsiella pneumoniae poses a serious threat to healthcare, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Akhwale JK, Mutai IJ, Nale JY.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Genomics of Irish swine-derived <i>Streptococcus suis</i>: population structure, prophages and anti-viral defence mechanisms. [PDF]

Microb Genom
Osei EK, O'Mahony AK, O'Hea R, Moriarty J, O'Doherty Á, Wilson M, Garcia Manzanilla E, Mahony J, Kenny JG.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources