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- Title
Comparative Genomics of Closely-Related Gordonia Cluster DR Bacteriophages.
- Authors
Versoza, Cyril J.; Howell, Abigail A.; Aftab, Tanya; Blanco, Madison; Brar, Akarshi; Chaffee, Elaine; Howell, Nicholas; Leach, Willow; Lobatos, Jackelyn; Luca, Michael; Maddineni, Meghna; Mirji, Ruchira; Mitra, Corinne; Strasser, Maria; Munig, Saige; Patel, Zeel; So, Minerva; Sy, Makena; Weiss, Sarah; Pfeifer, Susanne P.
- Abstract
Bacteriophages infecting bacteria of the genus Gordonia have increasingly gained interest in the scientific community for their diverse applications in agriculture, biotechnology, and medicine, ranging from biocontrol agents in wastewater management to the treatment of opportunistic pathogens in pulmonary disease patients. However, due to the time and costs associated with experimental isolation and cultivation, host ranges for many bacteriophages remain poorly characterized, hindering a more efficient usage of bacteriophages in these areas. Here, we perform a series of computational genomic inferences to predict the putative host ranges of all Gordonia cluster DR bacteriophages known to date. Our analyses suggest that BiggityBass (as well as several of its close relatives) is likely able to infect host bacteria from a wide range of genera—from Gordonia to Nocardia to Rhodococcus, making it a suitable candidate for future phage therapy and wastewater treatment strategies.
- Subjects
COMPARATIVE genomics; BACTERIOPHAGES; SEWAGE purification; WASTEWATER treatment; LUNG diseases; SCIENTIFIC community; BIOLOGICAL pest control agents
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 8, p1647
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v14081647