title: [Natural interspecific hybrids of transposable phages of Pseudomonas aeruginosa].
abstract: Bacterial viruses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa assigned to two groups, D3112 and B3, recombine with very low frequencies. Previous study of the genome structure of intergroup hybrids suggested the incompatibility of some genetic modules of these bacteriophages. In this work, several natural hybrid transposable phages that had the genomes largely consisting of modules of phages from group D3112 and B3, were described. The discovery of these phages suggests the continuous genetic exchange in nature of these viruses belonging to different species. This model is considered as promising from the viewpoint of monitoring virus evolution.
authors.affiliation: State Research Institute of Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Mit'kina
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Krylov
mesh_terms: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D017105:Pseudomonas Phages / Q000235:genetics*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004279:DNA, Viral
vernacular_title: Prirodnye mezhvidovye gibridy fagov-transpozonov Pseudomonas aeruginosa.