title: Identification of the receptor-binding protein in lytic Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides bacteriophages.
abstract: Two phages, P793 and ΦLN04, sharing 80.1% nucleotide sequence identity but having different strains of Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides as hosts, were selected for identification of the host determinant gene. Construction of chimeric phages leading to the expected switch in host range identified the host determinant genes as ORF21P793/ORF23ΦLN04. The genes are located in the tail structural module and have low sequence similarity at the distal end.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kot
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neve
authors.forename: Finn K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Vogensen
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D007934:Leuconostoc / Q000821:virology*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000378:metabolism*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D053585:Virus Attachment
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004279:DNA, Viral; D011991:Receptors, Virus; D014764:Viral Proteins