Isolation, characterization, and genomic analysis of a novel bacteriophage MA9V-1 infecting <i>Chryseobacterium indologenes</i>: a pathogen of <i>Panax notoginseng</i> root rot.

ABSTRACT: Chryseobacterium indologenes is one of the primary causative agents of root rot of Panax notoginseng, which significantly affected plant growth and caused economic losses. With the increasing incidence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial phytopathogens, phage therapy has been garnered renewed attention in treating pathogenic bacteria. However, the therapeutic potential of phage therapy on root rot of P. notoginseng has not been evaluated. In this study, we isolated a novel lytic phage MA9V-1 infecting C. indologenes MA9 from sewage and monitored the formation of clear and round plaques with a diameter of approximately 0.5-1.5 mm. Phage MA9V-1 exhibited rapid absorption (>75% in 8 min), a latency period of 20 min, and a burst size of 10 particles per cell. Transmis

SUBMITTER: Zou H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10537231 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature