| Literature DB >> 12079351 |
Maria I Pajunen1, Michael R Elizondo, Mikael Skurnik, Jan Kieleczawa, Ian J Molineux.
Abstract
We report the complete genome sequence (38,208 bp) of bacteriophage T3 and provide a bioinformatic comparative analysis with other completely sequenced members of the T7 group of phages. This comparison suggests that T3 has evolved from a recombinant between a T7-like coliphage and a yersiniophage. To assess this, recombination between T7 and the Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 phage phiYeO3-12 was accomplished in vivo; coliphage progeny from this cross were selected that had many biological properties of T3. This represents the first experimentally observed recombination between lytic phages whose normal hosts are different bacterial genera. (c) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12079351 DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00384-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Mol Biol ISSN: 0022-2836 Impact factor: 5.469