title: Complete genome sequences of two Helicobacter pylori bacteriophages isolated from Japanese patients.
abstract: Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcers and gastric cancer, which lead to significantly higher morbidity in Japan than elsewhere in the world. As bacteriophage (phage) and host bacteria coevolve, the study of H. pylori phages is important to extend understanding of the evolution and pathogenesis of H. pylori. Here we report two complete genome sequences of H. pylori phages KHP30 and KHP40, which were released spontaneously from the most pathogenic East Asian-type isolates from Japanese patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infection, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: Jumpei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Iyo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takemura-Uchiyama
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ujihara
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daibata
authors.forename: Shigenobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001483:Base Sequence; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D016679:Genome, Viral; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral