Characterization and Genomic Analysis of BUCT549, a Novel Bacteriophage Infecting Vibrio alginolyticus With Flagella as Receptor.

ABSTRACT: Vibrio alginolyticus is one of the most important of pathogens that can infect humans and a variety of aquatic animals, and it can cause food poisoning and septicemia in humans. Widely used antibiotics are gradually losing their usefulness, and phages are gaining more attention as new antibacterial strategies. To have more potential strategies for controlling pathogenic bacteria, we isolated a novel V. alginolyticus phage BUCT549 from seafood market sewage. It was classified as a new member of the family Siphoviridae by transmission electron microscopy and a phylogenetic tree. We propose creating a new genus for BUCT549 based on the intergenomic similarities (maximum is 56%) obtained from VIRIDIC calculations. Phage BUCT549 could be used for phage therapy due to its st

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8245777 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature