Origin and Evolution of <i>Studiervirinae</i> Bacteriophages Infecting <i>Pectobacterium</i>: Horizontal Transfer Assists Adaptation to New Niches

Origin and Evolution of <i>Studiervirinae</i> Bacteriophages Infecting <i>Pectobacterium</i>: Horizontal Transfer Assists Adaptation to New Niches

Black leg and soft rot are devastating diseases causing up to 50% loss of potential potato yield. The search for, and characterization of, bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) suitable for the control of these diseases is currently a sought-after task for agricultural microbiology. Isolated lytic <...

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Main Authors: Peter V. Evseev, Anna A. Lukianova, Mikhail M. Shneider, Aleksei A. Korzhenkov, Eugenia N. Bugaeva, Anastasia P. Kabanova, Kirill K. Miroshnikov, Eugene E. Kulikov, Stepan V. Toshchakov, Alexander N. Ignatov, Konstantin A. Miroshnikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
phage
<i>Autographiviridae</i>
<i>Pectobacterium</i>
tail spike
horizontal transfer
evolution
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/11/1707

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