biostudies-literatureBritton APGouvernement du Canada | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canadae0097323https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10434151biostudies-literatureUnknown11(4)Carnobacterium divergens is frequently isolated from natural environments and is a predominant species found in refrigerated foods, particularly meat, seafood, and dairy. While there is substantial interest in using <i>C. divergens</i> as biopreservatives and/or probiotics, some strains are known to be fish pathogens, and the uncontrolled growth of <i>C. divergens</i> has been associated with food spoilage. Bacteriophages offer a selective approach to identify and control the growth of bacteria; however, to date, few phages targeting <i>C. divergens</i> have been reported. In this study, we characterize bacteriophage cd2, which we recently isolated from minced beef. A detailed host range study reveals that phage cd2 infects certain phylogenetic groups of <i>C. divergens.</i> This phage hasMicrobiology spectrumCharacterization of Bacteriophage cd2, a Siphophage Infecting Carnobacterium divergens and a Representative Species of a New Genus of Phage.PMC10434151RGPIN-2014-05457USRABritton APMartin-Visscher LAOngenae VMABriegel AZhang PVisser KAYang XDoerksen TALynch KHDennis JJClaessen Dvan Belkum MJWassink HWelke CAfalseCharacterization of Bacteriophage cd2, a Siphophage Infecting Carnobacterium divergens and a Representative Species of a New Genus of Phage.Carnobacterium divergens is frequently isolated from natural environments and is a predominant species found in refrigerated foods, particularly meat, seafood, and dairy. While there is substantial interest in using <i>C. divergens</i> as biopreservatives and/or probiotics, some strains are known to be fish pathogens, and the uncontrolled growth of <i>C. divergens</i> has been associated with food spoilage. Bacteriophages offer a selective approach to identify and control the growth of bacteria; however, to date, few phages targeting <i>C. divergens</i> have been reported. In this study, we characterize bacteriophage cd2, which we recently isolated from minced beef. A detailed host range study reveals that phage cd2 infects certain phylogenetic groups of <i>C. divergens.</i> This phage has2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Aug2026-07-14T17:16:07.498Z2026-06-21T03:13:08.468ZS-EPMC104341513745859910.1128/spectrum.00973-23