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SUBMITTER: Czajkowski R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4200354 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Archives of virology 20140708 11
Little is known about lytic bacteriophages infecting plant-pathogenic Dickeya spp. These bacteria cause economically significant losses in arable crops and ornamental plant production worldwide. At present, there is no effective control of diseases caused by Dickeya spp. A novel bacteriophage, ϕD5, belonging to the family Myoviridae, order Caudovirales, that could be used to control these bacteria was isolated previously. This report provides information on its characterization. The ϕD5 genome c ...[more]