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ArticleFood and environmental virology2021

Bi- and Multi-directional Gene Transfer in the Natural Populations of Polyvalent Bacteriophages, and Their Host Species Spectrum Representing Foodborne Versus Other Human and/or Animal Pathogens.

Ekaterine Gabashvili, Saba Kobakhidze, Stylianos Koulouris, Tobin Robinson, Mamuka Kotetishvili

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Article in Food and environmental virology, 2021. 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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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ekaterine GabashviliSchool of Natural Sciences and Medicine, Ilia State University, 1 Giorgi Tsereteli exit, 0162, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Saba KobakhidzeDivision of Risk Assessment, Scientific-Research Center of Agriculture, 6 Marshal Gelovani ave., 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Stylianos KoulourisEngagement and Cooperation Unit, European Food Safety Authority, Via Carlo Magno 1A, 43126, Parma, Italy.
Tobin RobinsonScientific Committee, and Emerging Risks Unit, European Food Safety Authority, Via Carlo Magno 1A, 43126, Parma, Italy.
Mamuka KotetishviliDivision of Risk Assessment, Scientific-Research Center of Agriculture, 6 Marshal Gelovani ave., 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia. Mamuka.Kotetishvili@srca.gov.ge.ORCID 0000-0002-3882-0878
European Food Safety Authority · ITIlia State University · GEUniversity of Georgia · GE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unraveling the trends of phage-host versus phage-phage coevolution is critical for avoiding possible undesirable outcomes from the use of phage preparations intended for therapeutic, food safety or environmental safety purposes. We aimed to investigate a phenomenon of intergeneric recombination and its trajectories across the natural populations of phages predominantly linked to foodborne pathogens. The results from the recombination analyses, using a large array of the recombination detection algorithms imbedded in SplitsTree, RDP4, and Simplot software packages, provided strong evidence (fit: 100; P  ≤ 0.014) for both bi- and multi-directional intergeneric recombination of the genetic loci involved collectively in phage morphogenesis, host specificity, virulence, replication, and persistence. Intergeneric recombination was determined to occur not only among conspecifics of the virulent versus temperate phages but also between the phages with these different lifestyles. The recombining polyvalent phages were suggested to interact with fairly large host species networks, including sometimes genetically very distinct species, such as e.g., Salmonella enterica and/or Escherichia coli versus Staphylococcus aureus or Yersinia pestis. Further studies are needed to understand whether phage-driven intergeneric recombination can lead to undesirable changes of intestinal and other microbiota in humans and animals.

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Gene Transfer, HorizontalHost SpecificityAnimalsBacteriophagesEscherichia coliFoodborne DiseasesHumansPhylogenyRecombination, GeneticSalmonella entericaStaphylococcus aureusVirulenceYersinia pestisBacteriophageFoodborne pathogensGenetic recombinationHorizontal gene transferHost speciesIntergeneric recombination

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