| Literature DB >> 26563319 |
Meng Li1, Mengzhe Li1, Hong Lin1, Jingxue Wang2, Yanqiu Jin1, Feng Han1.
Abstract
While screening for new antimicrobial agents for multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica, the novel lytic bacteriophage STP4-a was isolated and characterized. Phage morphology revealed that STP4-a belongs to the family Myoviridae. Bacterial challenge assays showed that different serovars of Salmonella enterica were susceptible to STP4-a infection. The genomic characteristics of STP4-a, containing 159,914 bp of dsDNA with an average GC content of 36.86 %, were determined. Furthermore, the endolysin of STP4-a was expressed and characterized. The novel endolysin, LysSTP4, has hydrolytic activity towards outer-membrane-permeabilized S. enterica and Escherichia coli. These results provide essential information for the development of novel phage-based biocontrol agents against S. enterica.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26563319 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2647-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Virol ISSN: 0304-8608 Impact factor: 2.574