Beyond Cholera: Characterization of <i>zot</i>-Encoding Filamentous Phages in the Marine Fish Pathogen <i>Vibrio anguillarum</i>

Beyond Cholera: Characterization of <i>zot</i>-Encoding Filamentous Phages in the Marine Fish Pathogen <i>Vibrio anguillarum</i>

Zonula occludens toxin (Zot) is a conserved protein in filamentous vibriophages and has been reported as a putative toxin in <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>. Recently, widespread distribution of <i>zot-</i>encoding prophages was found among marine <i>Vibrio</i> species, in...

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Main Authors: Jesper Juel Mauritzen, Daniel Castillo, Demeng Tan, Sine Lo Svenningsen, Mathias Middelboe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
filamentous phage
<i>Vibrio anguillarum</i>
<i>zot</i>
horizontal gene transfer
marine environment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/7/730

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