ArticlePloS one2015
Comparative genomics of Cluster O mycobacteriophages.
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Steven G CresawnDepartment of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America.
Welkin H PopeDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Deborah Jacobs-SeraDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Charles A BowmanDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Daniel A RussellDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Rebekah M DedrickDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Tamarah AdairDepartment of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America.
Kirk R AndersDepartment of Biology, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, United States of America.
Sarah BallCenter for Life Sciences Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
David BollivarBiology Department, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, United States of America.
Caroline BreitenbergerCenter for Life Sciences Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
Sandra H BurnettDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America.
Kristen ButelaBiology Department, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Deanna ByrnesBiology Department, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Sarah CarzoDepartment of Biology, Cabrini College, Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Kathleen A CornelyDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.
Trevor CrossDepartment of Biology, Cabrini College, Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Richard L DanielsBiology Department, College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America.
David DunbarDepartment of Biology, Cabrini College, Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Ann M FindleySchool of Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America.
Chris R GissendannerSchool of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America.
Urszula P GolebiewskaDepartment of Biological Sciences & Geology, Queensborough Community College, Bayside, New York, United States of America.
Grant A HartzogDepartment of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America.
J Robert HatherillDepartment of Natural Sciences, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America.
Lee E HughesDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America.
Chernoh S JallohSchool of Life Sciences, University of QwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Carla De Los SantosDepartment of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America.
Kevin EkanemDepartment of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America.
Sphindile L KhambuleSchool of Life Sciences, University of QwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Rodney A KingDepartment of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States of America.
Christina King-SmithDepartment of Biology, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Karen KlyczekDepartment of Biology, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Greg P KrukonisDepartment of Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Christian LaingDepartment of Math & Computer Science, Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Jonathan S LapinDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
A Javier LopezDepartment of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Sipho M MkhwanaziSchool of Life Sciences, University of QwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Sally D MolloyDepartment of Molecular & Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine Honors College, Orono, Maine, United States of America.
Deborah MoranDepartment of Biology, Cabrini College, Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Vanisha MunsamyKwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis & HIV, Durban, South Africa.
Eddie PaceyDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Ruth PlymaleDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States of America.
Marianne PoxleitnerDepartment of Biology, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, United States of America.
Nathan ReynaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States of America.
Joel F SchildbachDepartment of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Joseph StukeyDepartment of Biology, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, United States of America.
Sarah E TaylorDepartment of Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.
Vassie C WareDepartment of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Amanda L WellmannSchool of Life Sciences, University of QwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Daniel WestholmBiology Department, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota, United States of America.
Donna WodarskiDepartment of Biology, Cabrini College, Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Michelle ZajkoDepartment of Biology, Cabrini College, Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Thabiso S ZikalalaSchool of Life Sciences, University of QwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Roger W HendrixDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Graham F HatfullDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
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Funding
Women's health: interplay of maternal diet and key demographics on neurological health in the rural frontier and remote WestP20GM103408 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO · PI Scott A Minnich · 2012 to 2026
$59.8MGENOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAMBDOID, TB &OTHER BACTERIOPHAGESR01GM051975 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HENDRIX, ROGER W · 1995 to 2007
$2.4MHoward Hughes Medical Institute 54308198NIGMS NIH HHS GM51975NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103408NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM051975
Abstract
Mycobacteriophages--viruses of mycobacterial hosts--are genetically diverse but morphologically are all classified in the Caudovirales with double-stranded DNA and tails. We describe here a group of five closely related mycobacteriophages--Corndog, Catdawg, Dylan, Firecracker, and YungJamal--designated as Cluster O with long flexible tails but with unusual prolate capsids. Proteomic analysis of phage Corndog particles, Catdawg particles, and Corndog-infected cells confirms expression of half of the predicted gene products and indicates a non-canonical mechanism for translation of the Corndog tape measure protein. Bioinformatic analysis identifies 8-9 strongly predicted SigA promoters and all five Cluster O genomes contain more than 30 copies of a 17 bp repeat sequence with dyad symmetry located throughout the genomes. Comparison of the Cluster O phages provides insights into phage genome evolution including the processes of gene flux by horizontal genetic exchange.
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DNA, ViralGenome, ViralGenetic VariationGenomicsMycobacteriophagesPhylogenyDNA, Viral
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