Characteristics of a novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage, PAJU2, which is genetically related to bacteriophage D3.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage (phage) is one of the most taxonomically and genetically diverse phages. Although phage D3 is one of well-studied P. aeruginosa phages, no D3-related P. aeruginosa phage has been reported. We report a novel P. aeruginosa siphovirus, PAJU2, which is genetically related to but morphology distinct (highly elongated head) from phage D3. A PAJU2 capsid protein, Orf3, is thought to be synthesized as a protein fused to a prohead protease and is autocatalytically cleaved, which may form the head chain mail. Despite such morphological differences, PAJU2 is expected to be a useful genetic reference for phage D3.
Uchiyama
Jumpei
J
Department of Pediatrics, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan.
Rashel
Mohammad
M
Matsumoto
Tetsuya
T
Sumiyama
Yoshinobu
Y
Wakiguchi
Hiroshi
H
Matsuzaki
Shigenobu
S
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D016679:Genome, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D017105:Pseudomonas Phages / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000821:virology; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
D014764:Viral Proteins