1. Isolation, characterization and genome analysis of an orphan phage FoX4 of the new Foxquatrovirus genus
- Author
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Holtappels, D, Fortuna, KJ, Vallino, M, Lavigne, R, and Wagemans, J
- Subjects
XANTHOMONAS-CAMPESTRIS ,Microbiology (medical) ,Science & Technology ,BLACK ROT ,Genomics ,Genome, Viral ,Siphoviridae ,Xanthomonas campestris ,Microbiology ,Host Specificity ,Phage biocontrol ,Bacteriophages ,Bacteriophage ,Life Sciences & Biomedicine ,CAMPESTRIS PV. CAMPESTRIS - Abstract
The growing interest in the therapeutic application of bacteriophages leads to a drastic increase in the number of sequenced genomes. Luckily, recent insights in phage taxonomy facilitate the classification of phages in a comprehensive and data-driven manner as recently proposed by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. In this research, we present the taxonomical classification of a novel, narrow host range Xanthomonas phage FoX4, isolated from a Brussels sprouts field in Belgium infested with Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. The phage has a limited ability to lyse a bacterial culture, yet adsorbs efficiently to its host. Based on its genome sequence and low similarity to previously described phages, the phage comprises the novel phage genus Foxquatrovirus.
- Published
- 2022