The complete genome of the phage Βϕ-R2096, which belongs to the Myoviridae family, was analyzed. (biomedcentral.com)
Phage ϕIBB-PF7A is a T7-like bacteriophage capable of infecting several Pseudomonas fluorescens dairy isolates and is extremely efficient in lysing this bacterium even when growing in biofilms attached to surfaces. (biomedcentral.com)
That this phage is closely related to Pseudomonas putida phage gh-1 and coliphage T7 places it in the "T7-like viruses" genus of the subfamily Autographivirinae within the family Podoviridae . (biomedcentral.com)
Formerly, the phylogenetic and taxonomic classification of bacteriophages (phages) was based on similarities in phage morphology, host range [ 1 ], ability to recombine, and also on similar cross-hybridization patterns of their DNAs [ 2 - 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Today, phage genome sequencing is commonly performed for classification and characterization purposes and is based on the arrangement of conserved genes and the nucleotide and protein sequence identity [ 5 , 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Phages3
In the last few years, a large number of T7-like phages have been sequenced most of which have been gathered in a new viral subfamily within the family Podoviridae . (biomedcentral.com)
Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses capable of infecting and replicating within bacterial cells. (asm.org)
Felix d'Herelle first coined the term "bacteriophage" ( 4 ), literally meaning "bacterium eater," and began using phages to treat bacterial infections in human patients ( Fig. 1 ). (asm.org)
A bacteriophage (from ' bacteria ' and Greek phagein , 'to eat') is any one of a number of viruses that infect bacteria. (wikidoc.org)
The therapeutic use of bacteriophages, viruses that infect and kill bacteria, is well suited to be part of the multidimensional strategies to combat antibiotic resistance. (asm.org)
Delbrück's big idea was to explore genetics by means of the bacteriophage viruses which infect bacteria. (mathisfunforum.com)
Viruses5
Φ6 has been studied as a model to understand how segmented RNA viruses package their genomes, its structure has been studied by scientists interested in lipid-containing bacteriophages, and it has been used as a model organism to test evolutionary theory such as Muller's ratchet. (wikipedia.org)
Helical or cylindrical symmetry- The rod shaped helical capsid of viruses which as tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), bacteriophages M13 and influenza virus, have numerous identical capsomeres arranged in a helix. (zoologytalks.com)
Viruses are divided into 3 types based on the type of host they attack, bacteriophages, plant viruses and animal viruses. (zoologytalks.com)
Bacteriophages may have a lytic cycle or a lysogenic cycle , but a few viruses are capable of carrying out both. (wikidoc.org)
Bacteria4
Increasing levels of resistance to antimicrobial agents in bacteria, particularly in gram-negative rods resistant to β-lactam antimicrobial drugs, have become evident ( 6 , 7 ). (cdc.gov)
The major mechanism of resistance that causes clinically important infection in gram-negative bacteria is the production of β-lactamases, which includes chromosome- and plasmid-encoded enzymes ( 6 , 7 ). (cdc.gov)
Bacteriophages are much smaller than the bacteria they destroy - usually between 20 and 200 nm in size. (wikidoc.org)
D'Hérelle called the virus a bacteriophage or bacteria-eater (from the Greek phagein meaning to eat). (wikidoc.org)
Therapeutic1
In 1926 in the Pulitzer-prizewinning novel Arrowsmith , Sinclair Lewis fictionalized the application of bacteriophages as a therapeutic agent. (wikidoc.org)
Protein1
Typically, bacteriophages consist of an outer protein hull enclosing genetic material . (wikidoc.org)
The study was performed with sewage samples collected during a 6-month period (November 2001 to April 2002). (cdc.gov)
PROMOTER5
This invention relates to the cloning and expression of autogenes encoding RNA polymerases of T7 and T7-like bacteriophages, in which the RNA polymerase gene is transcribed from a promoter which is recognized by the encoded RNA polymerase. (justia.com)
1. An autogene, comprising a gene encoding a T7-like bacteriophage RNA polymerase under the control of an autogene promoter recognized by said polymerase. (justia.com)
b) a naturally occurring bacteriophage promoter having an alteration which changes the strength of the promoter relative to that of the wild type promoter, but is still recognized by said polymerase. (justia.com)
c) a naturally occurring T7 promoter having an alteration in the -17 to +6 region. (justia.com)
6. The autogene of claim 5, wherein the autogene promoter is the T7.phi.10 promoter whose DNA sequence differs from natural T7 class III promoters by containing AG instead of GA at positions +4 and +5, where +1 is the transcriptional start site. (justia.com)
Polymerases2
Expression systems for producing the RNA polymerases of T7 and other T7-like bacteriophages, and expression systems for producing selected gene products are described, as well as other related materials and methods. (justia.com)
He also recorded a dramatic account of a man suffering from dysentery who was restored to good health by the bacteriophages. (wikidoc.org)
Background: Fragmented service provision and a lack of efficient cooperation between health and welfare sectors serving children and families remain ongoing challenges in South Africa. (bvsalud.org)
Methods: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research design was employed to conduct psychosocial and health screenings of children and their families. (bvsalud.org)
Conclusion: Participants indicated that collaboration between the health and welfare sectors is vital to support and promote the health of children and their families. (bvsalud.org)
Explore1
In 2006 the UK Ministry of Defence took responsibility for a G8-funded Global Partnership Priority Eliava Project as a retrospective study to explore the potential of bacteriophages for the 21st century. (wikidoc.org)
Cystovirus3
Virulent bacteriophage and sole member of the genus Cystovirus that infects Pseudomonas species. (lookformedical.com)
Despite this, in 1947, Zaeva reports the use of anaerobic bacteriophages against Clostridium species in animal models [107] . (researchgate.net)
Hosts1
The lack of bacteriophage research into these four hosts is either that they are a rarer BSTI or that they do not pose a significant enough antibiotic-resistant threat. (researchgate.net)
Agriculture1
They have wide range of applications including sectors like agriculture, food, healthcare, aquaculture and poultry [6]. (researchgate.net)
Genus1
Solanum mammosum is an annual in the family Solanaceae, and part of the genus Solanum, making a relative of the eggplant, tomato, and potato. (stuartxchange.ph)
Metabolism1
However, bacteriophages are not organisms because they lack metabolism and depend on functions of the host cells for propagation. (wikidoc.org)
Model1
To address these questions, we turned to flock house virus (FHV), a well-studied, model positive-strand RNA virus in the nodavirus family. (elifesciences.org)