Genome Organization of Escherichia Phage YD-2008.s: A New Entry to Siphoviridae Family.

ABSTRACT: Malaysia is one of the countries that are loaded with mega biodiversity which includes microbial communities. Phages constitute the major component in the microbial communities and yet the numbers of discovered phages are just a minute fraction of its population in the biosphere. Taking into account of a huge numbers of waiting to be discovered phages, a new bacteriophage designated as Escherichia phage YD-2008.s was successfully isolated using Escherichia coli ATCC 11303 as the host. Phage YD-2008.s poses icosahedral head measured at 57nm in diameter with a long non-contractile flexible tail measured at 107nm; proving the phage as one of the members of Siphoviridae family under the order of Caudovirales. Genomic sequence analyses revealed phage YD

SUBMITTER: Sellvam D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5893235 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature