Genome Sequences and Characterization of the Related Gordonia Phages GTE5 and GRU1 and Their Use as Potential Biocontrol Agents
| Autor: | Daniel Tillett, Robert J. Seviour, Steve Petrovski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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food.ingredient
Gordonia terrae Sequence analysis viruses Molecular Sequence Data Genetics and Molecular Biology Genome Viral Siphoviridae Biology Gordonia Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Genome Microbiology Actinobacteria chemistry.chemical_compound food Waste Management Phylogenetics Gordonia Bacterium Phylogeny Base Sequence Sewage Ecology food and beverages Sequence Analysis DNA biology.organism_classification Biological Control Agents chemistry DNA Viral DNA Food Science Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78:42-47 |
| ISSN: | 1098-5336 0099-2240 |
| Popis: | Activated sludge plants suffer frequently from the operational problem of stable foam formation on aerobic reactor surfaces, which can be difficult to prevent. Many foams are stabilized by mycolic acid-containing Actinobacteria , the mycolata. The in situ biocontrol of foaming using phages is an attractive strategy. We describe two polyvalent phages, GTE5 and GRU1, targeting Gordonia terrae and Gordonia rubrupertincta , respectively, isolated from activated sludge. Phage GRU1 also propagates on Nocardia nova . Both phages belong to the family Siphoviridae and have similar-size icosahedral heads that encapsulate double-stranded DNA genomes (∼65 kb). Their genome sequences are similar to each other but markedly different from those of other sequenced phages. Both are arranged in a modular fashion. These phages can reduce or eliminate foam formation by their host cells under laboratory conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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