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ArticleArchives of virology2024

Identification and characterization of two Bacillus anthracis bacteriophages.

Lun Li, Huijuan Zhang, Haixiao Jin, Jin Guo, Pan Liu, Jiao Yang, Zijian Wang, Enmin Zhang, Binbin Yu, Liyuan Shi and 5 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Lun Li *Yunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China.
Huijuan Zhang *National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (ICDC), China CDC, Beijing, China.
Haixiao JinNational Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (ICDC), China CDC, Beijing, China.
Jin GuoNational Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (ICDC), China CDC, Beijing, China.
Pan LiuYunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China.
Jiao YangYunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China.
Zijian WangYunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China.
Enmin ZhangNational Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (ICDC), China CDC, Beijing, China.
Binbin YuYunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China.
Liyuan ShiYunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China.
Jinrong HeNational Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (ICDC), China CDC, Beijing, China.
Peng WangYunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China.
Jianchun WeiNational Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (ICDC), China CDC, Beijing, China.
Youhong ZhongYunnan Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China. zyhong520@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5872-4746
Wei LiNational Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (ICDC), China CDC, Beijing, China. liwei@icdc.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3257-1540

Funding

Dali Fundamental Research Project D2022ZA0116Key Scientific and Technology Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 2021ZD0006National Key Research and Development Plan No.2021YFC1200205National Natural Science Foundation of China No.32260039Yunnan Medical Leading Talent Training Project L-2019001Yunnan Province Technological Innovation Talent Training Project 202305AD160011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anthrax is an acute infectious zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium that is considered a potential biological warfare agent. Bacillus bacteriophages shape the composition and evolution of bacterial communities in nature and therefore have important roles in the ecosystem community. B. anthracis phages are not only used in etiological diagnostics but also have promising prospects in clinical therapeutics or for disinfection in anthrax outbreaks. In this study, two temperate B. anthracis phages, vB_BanS_A16R1 (A16R1) and vB_BanS_A16R4 (A16R4), were isolated and showed siphovirus-like morphological characteristics. Genome sequencing showed that the genomes of phages A16R1 and A16R4 are 36,569 bp and 40,059 bp in length, respectively. A16R1 belongs to the genus Wbetavirus, while A16R4 belongs to the genus Hubeivirus and is the first phage of that genus found to lyse B. anthracis. Because these two phages can comparatively specifically lyse B. anthracis, they could be used as alternative diagnostic tools for identification of B. anthracis infections.

Indexed as

Bacillus anthracisBacillus PhagesGenome, ViralPhylogenySiphoviridae

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PMID38834736
PMCPMC11150296

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