The complete genomic sequence of the dairy Lactobacillus helveticus bacteriophage ΦAQ113 was determined. Phage ΦAQ113 is a Myoviridae bacteriophage with an isometric capsid and a contractile tail. The final assembled consensus sequence revealed a linear, circularly permuted, double-stranded DNA genome with a size of 36,566 bp and a G+C content of 37%. Fifty-six open reading frames (ORFs) were predicted, and a putative function was assigned to approximately 90% of them. The ΦAQ113 genome shows functionally related genes clustered together in a genome structure composed of modules for DNA replication/regulation, DNA packaging, head and tail morphogenesis, cell lysis, and lysogeny. The identification of genes involved in the establishment of lysogeny indicates that it may have originated as a temperate phage, even if it was isolated from natural cheese whey starters as a virulent phage, because it is able to propagate in a sensitive host strain. Additionally, we discovered that the ΦAQ113 phage genome is closely related to Lactobacillus gasseri phage KC5a and Lactobacillus johnsonii phage Lj771 genomes. The phylogenetic similarities between L. helveticus phage ΦAQ113 and two phages that belong to gut species confirm a possible common ancestral origin and support the increasing consideration of L. helveticus as a health-promoting organism.

Zago, M., Scaltriti, E., Rossetti, L., Guffanti, A., Armiento, A., Fornasari, M., et al. (2013). Characterization of the genome of the dairy Lactobacillus helveticus bacteriophage {Phi}AQ113. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 79(15), 4712-4718 [10.1128/AEM.00620-13].

Characterization of the genome of the dairy Lactobacillus helveticus bacteriophage {Phi}AQ113

D'URZO, ANNALISA;GRANDORI, RITA;
2013

Abstract

The complete genomic sequence of the dairy Lactobacillus helveticus bacteriophage ΦAQ113 was determined. Phage ΦAQ113 is a Myoviridae bacteriophage with an isometric capsid and a contractile tail. The final assembled consensus sequence revealed a linear, circularly permuted, double-stranded DNA genome with a size of 36,566 bp and a G+C content of 37%. Fifty-six open reading frames (ORFs) were predicted, and a putative function was assigned to approximately 90% of them. The ΦAQ113 genome shows functionally related genes clustered together in a genome structure composed of modules for DNA replication/regulation, DNA packaging, head and tail morphogenesis, cell lysis, and lysogeny. The identification of genes involved in the establishment of lysogeny indicates that it may have originated as a temperate phage, even if it was isolated from natural cheese whey starters as a virulent phage, because it is able to propagate in a sensitive host strain. Additionally, we discovered that the ΦAQ113 phage genome is closely related to Lactobacillus gasseri phage KC5a and Lactobacillus johnsonii phage Lj771 genomes. The phylogenetic similarities between L. helveticus phage ΦAQ113 and two phages that belong to gut species confirm a possible common ancestral origin and support the increasing consideration of L. helveticus as a health-promoting organism.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
food industry, proteomics, complete genome sequence, structural proteins, mass spectrometry
English
2013
79
15
4712
4718
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Zago, M., Scaltriti, E., Rossetti, L., Guffanti, A., Armiento, A., Fornasari, M., et al. (2013). Characterization of the genome of the dairy Lactobacillus helveticus bacteriophage {Phi}AQ113. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 79(15), 4712-4718 [10.1128/AEM.00620-13].
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