The Characteristics and Genome Analysis of vB_AviM_AVP, the First Phage Infecting Aerococcus viridans.

ABSTRACT: Aerococcus viridans is an opportunistic pathogen that is clinically associated with various human and animal diseases. In this study, the first identified A. viridans phage, vB_AviM_AVP (abbreviated as AVP), was isolated and studied. AVP belongs to the family Myoviridae. AVP harbors a double-stranded DNA genome with a length of 133,806 bp and a G + C content of 34.51%. The genome sequence of AVP showed low similarity (<1% identity) to those of other phages, bacteria, or other organisms in the database. Among 165 predicted open reading frames (ORFs), there were only 69 gene products exhibiting similarity (≤65% identity) to proteins of known functions in the database. In addition, the other 36 gene products did not match any viral or prokaryotic sequences in any publicly availa

SUBMITTER: Xi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6409932 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature