Global phage diversity.
Ten new mycobacteriophage genomes presented by show that most phage diversity remains uncharacterized. Extrapolation suggests that less than 0.0002% of the global phage metagenome has been sampled. The new genomes also contain a number of potential virulence factors that may be important in pathogenesis.
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San Diego State University, Department of Biology, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000821:virology*; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity
D004279:DNA, Viral