ICP1 is a predominant lytic phage of the Vibrio cholerae, the causative pathogen of diarrheal disease of cholera. A mobile genetic element called PLE (Phage inducible chromosomal island-like element) is often integrated into the V. cholerae chromosome, which is activated to excise only upon ICP1. PL...
ORGANISM(S): Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 (strain ATCC 39315 / El Tor Inaba N16961) Vibrio phage ICP1_2006_E