The SopEPhi phage integrates into the ssrA gene of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium A36 and is closely related to the Fels-2 prophage.

ABSTRACT: Salmonella spp. are enteropathogenic gram-negative bacteria that use a large array of virulence factors to colonize the host, manipulate host cells, and resist the host's defense mechanisms. Even closely related Salmonella strains have different repertoires of virulence factors. Bacteriophages contribute substantially to this diversity. There is increasing evidence that the reassortment of virulence factor repertoires by converting phages like the GIFSY phages and SopEPhi may represent an important mechanism in the adaptation of Salmonella spp. to specific hosts and to the emergence of new epidemic strains. Here, we have analyzed in more detail SopEPhi, a P2-like phage from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT204 that encodes the virulence factor SopE. We have cloned and characterize

SUBMITTER: Pelludat C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC181011 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature