Bacteriophage - Wikipedia
Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have structures that are either simple or elaborate. Their genomes may encode as few as four …
Phage diversity, genomics and phylogeny - Nature
2020年2月3日 · This Review presents phage genomic diversity with a main focus on tailed dsDNA phages and an overview of the other phage families.
A bacteriophage nucleus-like compartment shields DNA from ... - Nature
2019年12月9日 · Here we show that jumbo phage ΦKZ segregates its DNA from immunity nucleases of its host, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, by constructing a proteinaceous nucleus-like …
Phages in nature - PMC
In this article we describe the roles of phages in different host systems and show how modeling, microscopy, isolation, genomic and metagenomic based approaches have come together to …
Bacteriophage Lambda Terminase and the Mechanism of Viral DNA …
The phage λ small terminase subunit (181 amino acids) is responsible for the assembly of the packaging machinery, and for the stability of the packaging initiation complexes. 32 gpNu1 …
Phage DNA Extraction, Genome Assembly, and Genome Closure
2023年11月16日 · This protocol describes methods for determining the complete sequence of a double-stranded DNA bacteriophage genome, including DNA extraction from a phage lysate, …
Approaches for bacteriophage genome engineering - ScienceDirect
2023年5月1日 · Phage rebooting through direct transformation of a synthetic phage genome into the native host or L-form cells is limited by the maximum DNA size that the bacterial cell can …
Popping the cork: mechanisms of phage genome ejection
2013年2月4日 · Advances in electron microscopy have revealed the structure of the condensed DNA confined in a phage capsid, and the mechanisms and energetics of packaging a phage …
A Rapid Bacteriophage DNA Extraction Method - PMC
Here, we describe a quick and simple method (under four hours) to extract DNA from double stranded DNA (dsDNA) phages at titers above 1.0 × 10 10 plaque-forming units (PFU)/mL. …
PhageScope: a well-annotated bacteriophage database with …
2023年10月30日 · Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria or archaea. Understanding the diverse and intricate genomic architectures of phages is essential to study microbial …