Environmental Bacteriophages of the Emerging Enterobacterial Phytopathogen, <i>Dickeya solani</i>, Show Genomic Conservation and Capacity for Horizontal Gene Transfer between Their Bacterial Hosts.

ABSTRACT: Dickeya solani is an economically important phytopathogen widespread in mainland Europe that can reduce potato crop yields by 25%. There are no effective environmentally-acceptable chemical systems available for diseases caused by Dickeya. Bacteriophages have been suggested for use in biocontrol of this pathogen in the field, and limited field trials have been conducted. To date only a small number of bacteriophages capable of infecting D. solani have been isolated and characterized, and so there is a need to expand the repertoire of phages that may have potential utility in phage therapy strategies. Here we describe 67 bacteriophages from environmental sources, the majority of which are members of the viral family Myoviridae. Full genomic sequencing of two isol

SUBMITTER: Day A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5582154 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature