Novel phages of <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> unveil numerous potential auxiliary metabolic genes.

ABSTRACT: Relatively few phages that infect plant pathogens have been isolated and investigated. The Pseudomonas syringae species complex is present in various environments, including plants. It can cause major crop diseases, such as bacterial canker on apricot trees. This study presents a collection of 25 unique phage genomes that infect P. syringae. These phages were isolated from apricot orchards with bacterial canker symptoms after enrichment with 21 strains of P. syringae. This collection comprises mostly virulent phages, with only three being temperate. They belong to 14 genera, 11 of which are newly discovered, and 18 new species, revealing great genetic diversity within this collection. Novel DNA packaging systems have been identified bioinformatically in one of the new

SUBMITTER: Feltin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11256456 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature