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ArticleScientific reports2019

Characterization of a new podovirus infecting Paenibacillus larvae.

Henrique G Ribeiro, Luís D R Melo, Hugo Oliveira, Maarten Boon, Rob Lavigne, Jean-Paul Noben, Joana Azeredo, Ana Oliveira

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Henrique G RibeiroCEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4670-0753
Luís D R MeloCEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
Hugo OliveiraCEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9564-5714
Maarten BoonLaboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Rob LavigneLaboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jean-Paul NobenBiomedical Research Institute and Transnational University Limburg, Hasselt University, Agoralaan D, 3590, Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3368-5686
Joana AzeredoCEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
Ana OliveiraCEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal. anaoliveira@deb.uminho.pt.
University of Minho · PTKU Leuven · BETransnational University Limburg · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Paenibacillus larvae infecting phage API480 (vB_PlaP_API480) is the first reported podovirus for this bacterial species, with an 58 nm icosahedral capsid and a 12 × 8 nm short, non-contractile tail. API480 encodes 77 coding sequences (CDSs) on its 45,026 bp dsDNA genome, of which 47 were confirmed using mass spectrometry. This phage has got very limited genomic and proteomic similarity to any other known ones registered in public databases, including P. larvae phages. Comparative genomics indicates API480 is a new species as it's a singleton with 28 unique proteins. Interestingly, the lysis module is highly conserved among P. larvae phages, containing a predicted endolysin and two putative holins. The well kept overall genomic organisation (from the structural and morphogenetic modules to the host lysis, DNA replication and metabolism related proteins) confirms a common evolutionary ancestor among P. larvae infecting phages. API480 is able to infect 69% of the 61 field strains with an ERIC I genotype, as well as ERIC II strains. Furthermore, this phage is very stable when exposed to high glucose concentrations and to larval gastrointestinal conditions. This highly-specific phage, with its broad lytic activity and stability in hive conditions, might potentially be used in the biocontrol of American Foulbrood (AFB).

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Genome, ViralGenomicsHost SpecificityLife Cycle StagesPaenibacillus larvaePhylogenyPodoviridaeProteomeProteomicsProteome

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