vB_PaeM_MIJ3, a Novel Jumbo Phage Infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Possesses Unusual Genomic Features

vB_PaeM_MIJ3, a Novel Jumbo Phage Infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Possesses Unusual Genomic Features

Phages are the most abundant biological entity on Earth. There are many variants in phage virion sizes, morphology, and genome sizes. Large virion sized phages, with genome sizes greater than 200 kbp have been identified and termed as Jumbo phages. These phages exhibit certain characteristics that h...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Imam, Bandar Alrashid, Faizal Patel, Ahmed S. A. Dowah, Nathan Brown, Andrew Millard, Martha R. J. Clokie, Edouard E. Galyov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
bacteriophages
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
jumbo phages
intein
host range analysis
antibiotic resistance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02772/full

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