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ArticleScientific reports2020

Isolation, Characterization and Genomic Analysis of a Novel Bacteriophage VB_EcoS-Golestan Infecting Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infection.

Mahsa Yazdi, Majid Bouzari, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi, Khashayar Shahin

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Mahsa YazdiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, 81746-73441, Isfahan, Iran.
Majid BouzariDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, 81746-73441, Isfahan, Iran. bouzari@sci.ui.ac.ir.
Ezzat Allah GhaemiLaboratory Sciences Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, 4934174515, Gorgan, Iran. dr.ghaemi@goums.ac.ir.
Khashayar ShahinDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, 81746-73441, Isfahan, Iran.

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Abstract

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the most common uropathogenic bacteria. The emergence of multi-drug resistance among these bacteria resulted in a worldwide public health problem which requires alternative treatment approaches such as phage therapy. In this study, phage VB_EcoS-Golestan, a member of Siphoviridae family, with high lytic ability against E. coli isolates, was isolated from wastewater. Its burst size was large and about 100 plaque-forming units/infected cell, rapid adsorption time, and high resistance to a broad range of pH and temperatures. Bioinformatics analysis of the genomic sequence suggests that VB_EcoS-Golestan is a new phage closely related to Escherichia phages in the Kagunavirus genus, Guernseyvirinae subfamily of Siphoviridae. The genome size was 44829 bp bp that encodes 78 putative ORFs, no tRNAs, 7 potential promoter sequences and 13 Rho-factor-independent terminators. No lysogenic mediated genes were detected in VB_EcoS-Golestan genome. Overall VB_EcoS-Golestan might be used as a potential treatment approach for controlling E. coli mediated urinary tract infection, however, further studies are essential to ensure its safety.

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Genome, ViralDNA, ViralEscherichia coliHumansPhage TherapySequence Analysis, DNASiphoviridaeUrinary Tract InfectionsWastewaterDNA, ViralWastewater

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PMID32376832
PMCPMC7203180

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