Genomic and taxonomic evaluation of 38 Treponema prophage sequences

Abstract Background Despite Spirochetales being a ubiquitous and medically important order of bacteria infecting both humans and animals, there is extremely limited information regarding their bacteriophages. Of the genus Treponema, there is just a single reported characterised prophage. Results We...

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Published in:BMC Genomics
Main Authors: Rachel Ridgway, Hanshuo Lu, Tim R. Blower, Nicholas James Evans, Stuart Ainsworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10461-5