Abstract
Rhodococcus equi is a pathogenic member of the Actinobacteria responsible for causing serious infections in equines. A novel Siphoviridae bacteriophage (REQ1) lytic in R. equi was isolated and characterized. The genome size of REQ1 is 51,342 bp, and its sequence shares 7 % similarity to other DNA sequence in GenBank. Putative open reading frames were identified, and their functions were identified based on their predicted amino acid similarities. REQ1 phage has a modular genome, a feature common in double-stranded DNA phages.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacteriophages / genetics*
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Bacteriophages / isolation & purification
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Bacteriophages / ultrastructure
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DNA, Viral / chemistry*
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DNA, Viral / genetics*
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Genome, Viral*
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Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Open Reading Frames
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Rhodococcus equi / virology*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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Siphoviridae / genetics*
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Siphoviridae / isolation & purification
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Siphoviridae / ultrastructure
Associated data
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GENBANK/JN116825
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RefSeq/NC_016655