Genomic characterization of bacteriophage pEt-SU, a novel phiKZ-related virus infecting Edwardsiella tarda

Arch Virol. 2020 Jan;165(1):219-222. doi: 10.1007/s00705-019-04432-5. Epub 2019 Oct 16.

Abstract

A bacteriophage infecting Edwardsiella tarda (named pEt-SU) was isolated from freshwater collected in Chung-ju, South Korea. The whole genome of pEt-SU was 276,734 bp in length, representing the first giant phage infecting Edwardsiella reported to date. A total of 284 putative open reading frames were predicted and annotated. Morphology and genome analyses verified that pEt-SU may be distantly related to the phiKZ-like phages, a well-known giant myovirus. The findings in this study provide new insights into the phages infecting E. tarda ads well as fundamental data for the study of giant phages.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriophages / classification
  • Bacteriophages / genetics*
  • Edwardsiella tarda / virology*
  • Genome Size
  • Molecular Sequence Annotation
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny
  • Republic of Korea
  • Whole Genome Sequencing / methods*