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ArticlePloS one2017

Characterization and interstrain transfer of prophage pp3 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Gang Li, Shuguang Lu, Mengyu Shen, Shuai Le, Wei Shen, Yinling Tan, Jing Wang, Xia Zhao, Yan Zhao, Yali Gong and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gang LiDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Shuguang LuDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Mengyu ShenDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Shuai LeDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Wei ShenDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yinling TanDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jing WangDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xia ZhaoDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yan ZhaoDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yali GongDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yuhui YangDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hongbin ZhuDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Fuquan HuDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Ming LiDepartment of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1662-6465
Army Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prophages are major contributors to horizontal gene transfer and drive the evolution and diversification of bacteria. Here, we describe the characterization of a prophage element designated pp3 in the clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate PA1. pp3 spontaneously excises from the PA1 genome and circularizes at a very high frequency of 25%. pp3 is likely to be a defective prophage due to its inability to form plaques on P. aeruginosa indicator strains, and no phage particles could be detected in PA1 supernatants. The pp3-encoded integrase is essential for excision by mediating site-specific recombination at the 26-bp attachment sequence. Using a filter mating experiment, we demonstrated that pp3 can transfer into P. aeruginosa recipient strains that do not possess this element naturally. Upon transfer, pp3 integrates into the same attachment site as in PA1 and maintains the ability to excise and circularize. Furthermore, pp3 significantly promotes biofilm formation in the recipient. Sequence alignment reveals that the 26-bp attachment site recognized by pp3 is conserved in all P. aeruginosa strains sequenced to date, making it possible that pp3 could be extensively disseminated in P. aeruginosa. This work improves our understanding of the ways in which prophages influence bacterial behavior and evolution.

Indexed as

Gene Transfer, HorizontalIntegrasesProphagesPseudomonas aeruginosaRecombination, GeneticIntegrases

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PMID28346467
PMCPMC5367828
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