The complete genome sequence of the Staphylococcus bacteriophage Metroid
The complete genome sequence of the Staphylococcus bacteriophage Metroid
Abstract Phages infecting bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus play an important role in their host’s ecology and evolution. On one hand, horizontal gene transfer from phage can encourage the rapid adaptation of pathogenic Staphylococcus enabling them to escape host immunity or access novel environments. On the other hand, lytic phages are promising agents for the treatment of bacterial infections, especially those resistant to antibiotics. As part of an ongoing effort to gain novel insights into bacteriophage diversity, we characterized the complete genome of the Staphylococcus bacteriophage Metroid, a cluster C phage with a genome size of 151kb, encompassing 254 predicted protein-coding genes as well as 4 tRNAs. A comparative genomic analysis highlights strong similarities – including a conservation of the lysis cassette – with other Staphylococcus cluster C1 bacteriophages, several of which were previously characterized for therapeutic applications.
Robinson Aspen、Crane Adele、Abaidoo Joy、Reyes Lauren、Herrera Lucia Soto、Johal Ravneet、La Rosa Bruno、Green Noe、Negrete Angelica Urquidez、Pfeifer Susanne P.、Wilson Pauline、Furey Colleen、Porche Jade、Maag Garett、Geiler-Samerotte Kerry、Luong Linh、Beltran Gabriella、Fry Danielle、Jimenez Catalina Lopez、Sabbara Samantha
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University||Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University||Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University||Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University||Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
微生物学分子生物学生物科学研究方法、生物科学研究技术
bacteriophageStaphylococcusMyoviridaegenome assembly
Robinson Aspen,Crane Adele,Abaidoo Joy,Reyes Lauren,Herrera Lucia Soto,Johal Ravneet,La Rosa Bruno,Green Noe,Negrete Angelica Urquidez,Pfeifer Susanne P.,Wilson Pauline,Furey Colleen,Porche Jade,Maag Garett,Geiler-Samerotte Kerry,Luong Linh,Beltran Gabriella,Fry Danielle,Jimenez Catalina Lopez,Sabbara Samantha.The complete genome sequence of the Staphylococcus bacteriophage Metroid[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-08-03].https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.01.072256.点此复制
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