Isolation, characterization and genome analysis of an orphan phage FoX4 of the new Foxquatrovirus genus

BMC Microbiology

Research

D. Holtappels¹  K. J. Fortuna¹  J. Wagemans¹  R. Lavigne¹  M. Vallino² 

[1] Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;Institute of Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of Italy, Turin, Italy;

关键词: Bacteriophage;    Genomics;    Xanthomonas campestris;    Phage biocontrol;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12866-022-02719-3

 received in 2022-09-09, accepted in 2022-11-30,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The growing interest in the therapeutic application of bacteriophages leads to a drastic increase in the number of sequenced genomes. Luckily, recent insights in phage taxonomy facilitate the classification of phages in a comprehensive and data-driven manner as recently proposed by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. In this research, we present the taxonomical classification of a novel, narrow host range Xanthomonas phage FoX4, isolated from a Brussels sprouts field in Belgium infested with Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. The phage has a limited ability to lyse a bacterial culture, yet adsorbs efficiently to its host. Based on its genome sequence and low similarity to previously described phages, the phage comprises the novel phage genus Foxquatrovirus.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2022

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