Complete genome sequence of Buttiauxella phage vB_ButM_GuL6

Arch Virol. 2020 Nov;165(11):2685-2687. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04780-7. Epub 2020 Aug 14.

Abstract

We present here the results of the analysis of the complete genome sequence of a lytic bacteriophage, vB_ButM_GuL6, which is the first virus isolated from Buttiauxella. Electron microscopy revealed that vB_ButM_GuL6 belongs to the family Myoviridae, order Caudovirales. The genome of vB_ButM_GuL6 is a linear, circularly permuted 178,039-bp dsDNA molecule with a GC content of 43.4%. It has been predicted to contain 282 protein-coding genes and two tRNA genes, tRNA-Met and tRNA-Gly. Using bioinformatics approaches, 99 (36%) of the vB_ButM_GuL6 genes were assigned a putative function. Genome-wide comparisons and phylogenetic analysis indicated that vB_ButM_GuL6 represents a new species of the subfamily Tevenvirinae and is most closely related to Escherichia virus RB43. These phages, together with Cronobacter phages Miller, CfP1, and IME-CF2, likely form a new genus within the subfamily Tevenvirinae.

MeSH terms

  • Crataegus / microbiology
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
  • Enterobacteriaceae / virology*
  • Fruit / microbiology
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Lithuania
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Myoviridae / classification*
  • Myoviridae / isolation & purification
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Viral Plaque Assay
  • Viral Proteins / analysis
  • Viral Proteins / chemistry
  • Whole Genome Sequencing

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Viral Proteins