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Draft Genome Sequences of Three Virulent Streptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophages Isolated from the Dairy Environment in the Veneto Region of Italy.

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus thermophilus, a very important dairy species, is constantly threatened by phage infection. We report the genome sequences of three S. thermophilus bacteriophages isolated from a dairy environment in the Veneto region of Italy. These sequences will be used for the development of new strategies to detect and control phages in dairy environments.

SUBMITTER: da Silva Duarte V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5843744 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Draft Genome Sequences of Three Virulent Streptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophages Isolated from the Dairy Environment in the Veneto Region of Italy.

da Silva Duarte Vinícius V Giaretta Sabrina S Treu Laura L Campanaro Stefano S Pereira Vidigal Pedro M PM Tarrah Armin A Giacomini Alessio A Corich Viviana V

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<i>Streptococcus thermophilus</i>, a very important dairy species, is constantly threatened by phage infection. We report the genome sequences of three <i>S. thermophilus</i> bacteriophages isolated from a dairy environment in the Veneto region of Italy. These sequences will be used for the development of new strategies to detect and control phages in dairy environments. ...[more]

PMID: 29519819

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Project description:Receptors on the cell surfaces of bacterial hosts are essential during the infection cycle of bacteriophages. To date, the phage receptors of the industrial relevant dairy starter bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus remain elusive. Thus, we set out to identify cell surface structures that are involved in host recognition by dairy streptococcal phages. Five industrial S. thermophilus strains sensitive to different phages (pac type, cos type, and the new type 987), were selected to generate spontaneous bacteriophage-insensitive mutants (BIMs). Of these, approximately 50% were deselected as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) mutants, while the other pool was further characterized to identify receptor mutants. On the basis of genome sequencing data, phage resistance in putative receptor mutants was attributed to nucleotide changes in genes encoding glycan biosynthetic pathways. Superresolution structured illumination microscopy was used to visualize the interactions between S. thermophilus and its phages. The phages were either regularly distributed along the cells or located at division sites of the cells. The cell wall structures mediating the latter type of phage adherence were further analyzed via phenotypic and biochemical assays. Altogether, our data suggested that phage adsorption to S. thermophilus is mediated by glycans associated with the bacterial cell surface. Specifically, the pac-type phage CHPC951 adsorbed to polysaccharides anchored to peptidoglycan, while the 987-type phage CHPC926 recognized exocellular polysaccharides associated with the cell surface.IMPORTANCE Streptococcus thermophilus is widely used in starter cultures for cheese and yoghurt production. During dairy fermentations, infections of bacteria with bacteriophages result in acidification failures and a lower quality of the final products. An understanding of the molecular factors involved in phage-host interactions, in particular, the phage receptors in dairy bacteria, is a crucial step for developing better strategies to prevent phage infections in dairy plants.

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Draft Genome Sequences of Three Virulent Streptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophages Isolated from the Dairy Environment in the Veneto Region of Italy.

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Draft Genome Sequences of Three Virulent Streptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophages Isolated from the Dairy Environment in the Veneto Region of Italy.

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