Burkholderia cenocepacia Prophages-Prevalence, Chromosome Location and Major Genes Involved.

ABSTRACT: Burkholderia cenocepacia, is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that belongs to Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) group. BCC representatives carry various pathogenicity factors and can infect humans and plants. Phages as bacterial viruses play a significant role in biodiversity and ecological balance in the environment. Specifically, horizontal gene transfer (HGT) and lysogenic conversion (temperate phages) influence microbial diversification and fitness. In this study, we describe the prevalence and gene content of prophages in 16 fully sequenced B. cenocepacia genomes stored in NCBI database. The analysis was conducted in silico by manual and automatic approaches. Sixty-three potential prophage regions were found and classified as intact, incomplete, questionabl

SUBMITTER: Roszniowski B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6024312 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature