Biodiversity of Phages Infecting the Dairy Bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus.

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus thermophilus-infecting phages represent a major problem in the dairy fermentation industry, particularly in relation to thermophilic production systems. Consequently, numerous studies have been performed relating to the biodiversity of such phages in global dairy operations. In the current review, we provide an overview of the genetic and morphological diversity of these phages and highlight the source and extent of genetic mosaicism among phages infecting this species through comparative proteome analysis of the replication and morphogenesis modules of representative phages. The phylogeny of selected phage-encoded receptor binding proteins (RBPs) was assessed, indicating that in certain cases RBP-encoding genes have been acquired separately to the morphogenesis module

SUBMITTER: Hanemaaijer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8470116 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature