title: Sequence analysis and molecular characterization of the Lactococcus lactis temperate bacteriophage BK5-T.
abstract: The Lactococcus lactis temperate bacteriophage BK5-T is one of twelve type phages that define L. lactis phage species. This paper describes the nucleotide sequence and analysis of a 21-kbp region of the BK5-T genome and completes the nucleotide sequence of the genome of this phage. The 40,003-nucleotide linear genome encodes 63 open reading frames. Sequence runoff experiments showed that the cohesive ends of the BK5-T genome contained a 12-bp 3' single-stranded overhang with the sequence 5'-CACACACATAGG-3'. Two major BK5-T structural proteins, of approximately 30 and 20 kDa, were identified, and N-terminal sequence analysis determined that they were encoded by orf7 and orf12, respectively. A 169-bp fragment containing a 37-bp direct repeat and several smaller repeat sequences conferred resistance to BK5-T infection when introduced in trans to the host cell and is likely a part of the BK5-T origin of replication (ori).
authors.affiliation: Russell Grimwade School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mahanivong
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Boyce
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hillier
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D016679:Genome, Viral; D013294:Lactococcus lactis / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D018741:Replication Origin / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015678:Viral Structural Proteins