TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of a novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage, PAJU2, which is genetically related to bacteriophage D3
AU - Uchiyama, Jumpei
AU - Rashel, Mohammad
AU - Matsumoto, Tetsuya
AU - Sumiyama, Yoshinobu
AU - Wakiguchi, Hiroshi
AU - Matsuzaki, Shigenobu
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage (phage) is one of the most taxonomically and genetically diverse phages. Although phage D3 is one of well-studied P. aeruginosa phages, no D3-related P. aeruginosa phage has been reported. We report a novel P. aeruginosa siphovirus, PAJU2, which is genetically related to but morphology distinct (highly elongated head) from phage D3. A PAJU2 capsid protein, Orf3, is thought to be synthesized as a protein fused to a prohead protease and is autocatalytically cleaved, which may form the head chain mail. Despite such morphological differences, PAJU2 is expected to be a useful genetic reference for phage D3.
AB - Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage (phage) is one of the most taxonomically and genetically diverse phages. Although phage D3 is one of well-studied P. aeruginosa phages, no D3-related P. aeruginosa phage has been reported. We report a novel P. aeruginosa siphovirus, PAJU2, which is genetically related to but morphology distinct (highly elongated head) from phage D3. A PAJU2 capsid protein, Orf3, is thought to be synthesized as a protein fused to a prohead protease and is autocatalytically cleaved, which may form the head chain mail. Despite such morphological differences, PAJU2 is expected to be a useful genetic reference for phage D3.
KW - Bacteriophage
KW - Genome
KW - Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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U2 - 10.1016/j.virusres.2008.10.005
DO - 10.1016/j.virusres.2008.10.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 19010363
AN - SCOPUS:57749114387
SN - 0168-1702
VL - 139
SP - 131
EP - 134
JO - Virus research
JF - Virus research
IS - 1
ER -
