Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Aeromonas salmonicida-Infecting Studiervirinae Bacteriophage, JELG-KS1.

ABSTRACT: Representatives of the bacterial genus Aeromonas are some of the most notorious aquaculture pathogens associated with a range of diseases in different fish species. As the world forges toward the post-antibiotic era, alternative options for combating bacterial pathogens are needed. One such alternative option is phage biocontrol. In this study, a novel podophage-JELG-KS1-infecting Aeromonas salmonicida was retrieved from wastewater along with its host strain. The genome of the JELG-KS1 phage is a 40,505 bp dsDNA molecule with a GC% of 53.42% and 185 bp direct terminal repeats and encodes 53 predicted proteins. Genomic analysis indicates that JELG-KS1 might represent a novel genus within the subfamily Studiervirinae. Podophage JELG-KS1 is a strictly lytic phage without

SUBMITTER: Svanberga K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10974468 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature