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Still Something to Discover: Novel Insights intoEscherichia coli Phage Diversity and Taxonomy.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to gain further insight into the diversity of Escherichia coli phagesfollowed by enhanced work on taxonomic issues in that field. Therefore, we present the genomiccharacterization and taxonomic classification of 50 bacteriophages against E. coli isolated fromvarious sources, such as manure or sewage. All phages were examined for their host range on a setof different E. coli strains, originating, e.g., from human diagnostic laboratories or poultry farms.Transmission electron microscopy revealed a diversity of morphotypes (70% Myo-, 22% Sipho-, and8% Podoviruses), and genome sequencing resulted in genomes sizes from ~44 to ~370 kb.Annotation and comparison with databases showed similarities in particular to T4- and T5-likephages, but also to less-known groups. Though various phages against E. coli are already describedin literature and databases, we still isolated phages that showed no or only few similarities to otherphages, namely phages Goslar, PTXU04, and KWBSE43-6. Genome-based phylogeny andclassification of the newly isolated phages using VICTOR resulted in the proposal of new generaand led to an enhanced taxonomic classification of E. coli phages.

SUBMITTER: Korf IHE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6563267 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Still Something to Discover: Novel Insights intoEscherichia coli Phage Diversity and Taxonomy.

Korf Imke H E IHE Meier-Kolthoff Jan P JP Adriaenssens Evelien M EM Kropinski Andrew M AM Nimtz Manfred M Rohde Manfred M van Raaij Mark J MJ Wittmann Johannes J

Viruses 20190517 5

The aim of this study was to gain further insight into the diversity of Escherichia coli phagesfollowed by enhanced work on taxonomic issues in that field. Therefore, we present the genomiccharacterization and taxonomic classification of 50 bacteriophages against E. coli isolated fromvarious sources, such as manure or sewage. All phages were examined for their host range on a setof different E. coli strains, originating, e.g., from human diagnostic laboratories or poultry farms.Tra ...[more]

PMID: 31109012

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