Pectobacterium Phage Jarilo Displays Broad Host Range and Represents a Novel Genus of Bacteriophages Within the Family Autographiviridae.

ABSTRACT: Background: Soft rot Pectobacteriaceae includes the genera Pectobacterium and Dickeya, which are important plant pathogens being responsible for diseases in a wide range of plant species, with potatoes as the main group. Both genera cause pre- and postharvest losses of potatoes, resulting in huge economic losses linked with the soft rot diseases. Materials and Methods: Organic waste was used to isolate phages, with Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum DSM 30170 as host. Complete genome sequencing, comparative genomics, and electron microscopy were used to characterize the phage. An adsorption assay was used to estimate adsorption rate. Twenty-three strains from the genera Pectobacterium and Dickeya were u

SUBMITTER: Pedersen JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9041473 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature