Two New Dickeya dadantii Phages with Odd Growth Patterns Expand the Diversity of Phages Infecting Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae.

ABSTRACT: Background: Bacterial soft rot caused by members of the soft rot Pectobacteriaceae afflicts plant production of both vegetable and ornamental crops. Recent outbreaks highlight Dickeya sp. in the etiology of this disease in potatoes. Since there is a lack of control strategies for these diseases, alternative approaches have been suggested, including the use of biological control mediated by bacteriophages (phages). However, phages infecting many of these members are still undiscovered or poorly described. Materials and Methods: Two phages targeting Dickeya dadantii subsp. dadantii (NCPPB 4097) were isolated from household organic waste and purified. They were then further characterized using whole-genome sequencing and comparative geno

SUBMITTER: Djurhuus AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9041477 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature