Expanding the Diversity of <i>Myoviridae</i> Phages Infecting <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>—A Novel Lineage of <i>Lactobacillus</i> Phages Comprising Five New Members

Expanding the Diversity of <i>Myoviridae</i> Phages Infecting <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>—A Novel Lineage of <i>Lactobacillus</i> Phages Comprising Five New Members

<i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> is a bacterium with probiotic properties and promising applications in the food industry and agriculture. So far, bacteriophages of this bacterium have been moderately addressed. We examined the diversity of five new <i>L. plantarum</i> phages v...

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Main Authors: Ifigeneia Kyrkou, Alexander Byth Carstens, Lea Ellegaard-Jensen, Witold Kot, Athanasios Zervas, Amaru Miranda Djurhuus, Horst Neve, Martin Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
<i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>
phage
new genus
annotation
comparative genomics
phylogenetics
isolation
diversity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/7/611

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