Bacillus phage phi18-2 is a novel temperate virus with an unintegrated genome present in the cytoplasm of lysogenic cells as a linear phage-plasmid.

B. subtilis phage Linear genome Lysogenic cycle Phage-plasmid Terminal direct repeats

Journal

Archives of virology
ISSN: 1432-8798
Titre abrégé: Arch Virol
Pays: Austria
ID NLM: 7506870

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
23 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 14 07 2023
accepted: 01 02 2024
medline: 23 3 2024
pubmed: 23 3 2024
entrez: 23 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Bacillus subtilis is a Gram-positive bacterium that is widely used in fermentation and in the pharmaceutical industry. Phage contamination occasionally occurs in various fermentation processes and causes significant economic loss. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of a temperate B. subtilis phage, termed phi18-2, from spore powder manufactured in a fermentation plant. Transmission electron microscopy showed that phi18-2 has a symmetrical polyhedral head and a long noncontractile tail. Receptor analysis showed that phi18-2 recognizes wall teichoic acid (WTA) for infection. The phage virions have a linear double-stranded DNA genome of 64,467 bp with identical direct repeat sequences of 309 bp at each end of the genome. In lysogenic cells, the phage genome was found to be present in the cytoplasm without integration into the host cell chromosome, and possibly as a linear phage-plasmid with unmodified ends. Our data may provide some insight into the molecular basis of the unique lysogenic cycle of phage phi18-2.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38519716
doi: 10.1007/s00705-024-06014-6
pii: 10.1007/s00705-024-06014-6
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

81

Subventions

Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : 31970150

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Yutong Li (Y)

Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China.

Yansheng Huo (Y)

Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China.

Li Liang (L)

Shandong Vland Biotech Co., Ltd., Shandong, 251700, China.

Donghang Li (D)

Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China.

Zhiqiang Zhang (Z)

Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China.

Hongjiang Yang (H)

Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China. hongjiangyang@tust.edu.cn.

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