title: Filamentous bacteriophages of vibrios are integrated into the dif-like site of the host chromosome.
abstract: The dif site is located in the replication terminus region of bacterial chromosomes, having a function of resolving dimeric chromosomes formed during replication. We demonstrate that filamentous bacteriophages of vibrios, such as f237 (Vibrio parahaemolyticus) and CTXphi (V. cholerae), are integrated into the dif-like site of host chromosome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacterial Infections. Molecular Microbiology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. iida@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Hatsumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Katsushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tagomori
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinagawa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D016662:Virus Integration