2023
Bacillus subtilis Phages Related to SIOphi from Desert Soils of the Southwest United States
Magness L, Delesalle V, Vill A, Strine M, Chaudhry B, Lichty K, Guffey A, DeCurzio J, Krukonis G. Bacillus subtilis Phages Related to SIOphi from Desert Soils of the Southwest United States. PHAGE 2023, 4: 165-172. DOI: 10.1089/phage.2023.0021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutative protein coding genesDouble-stranded DNA genomeBacillus subtilis phagePhage host rangeLow GC contentProtein coding genesDiversity of phagesAmino acid similarityPhage clusterPhage evolutionPhage genomeGC contentUnique genesBacillus phagesCoding genesDNA genomeReplication genesModel organismsPhageHost rangeMicrobial dynamicsGenetic differencesGenomeGenesDesert soilsComparative Genomics of Bacillus subtilis Phages Related to phiNIT1 from Desert Soils of the Southwest United States
Vill A, Delesalle V, Magness L, Chaudhry B, Lichty K, Strine M, Guffey A, DeCurzio J, Krukonis G. Comparative Genomics of Bacillus subtilis Phages Related to phiNIT1 from Desert Soils of the Southwest United States. PHAGE 2023, 4: 173-180. DOI: 10.1089/phage.2023.0027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenomic structureBacillus phagesBacillus subtilis phageGram-positive bacteriumPathogenic Bacillus speciesDiverse genomesIntergenic regionSequence similarityGenetic diversityRepeat sequencesProtein familyRepresentative phagesPhageB. subtilisBacillus subtilisHost rangeBacillus speciesGenomeVirion structureCapsid structureDesert soilsTail lengthSequenceMyovirusesLysis assayA Novel Subcluster of Closely Related Bacillus Phages with Distinct Tail Fiber/Lysin Gene Combinations
Loney R, Delesalle V, Chaudry B, Czerpak M, Guffey A, Goubet-McCall L, McCarty M, Strine M, Tanke N, Vill A, Krukonis G. A Novel Subcluster of Closely Related Bacillus Phages with Distinct Tail Fiber/Lysin Gene Combinations. Viruses 2023, 15: 2267. PMID: 38005943, PMCID: PMC10674732, DOI: 10.3390/v15112267.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Comparative Genomics of Six Lytic Bacillus subtilis Phages from the Southwest United States
Vill A, Delesalle V, Tomko B, Lichty K, Strine M, Guffey A, Burton E, Tanke N, Krukonis G. Comparative Genomics of Six Lytic Bacillus subtilis Phages from the Southwest United States. PHAGE 2022, 3: 171-178. PMID: 36793550, PMCID: PMC9917325, DOI: 10.1089/phage.2022.0030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutative protein coding genesDouble-stranded DNA genomeLoci encoding proteinsLow GC contentProtein coding genesDiversity of phagesAmino acid similarityPhage evolutionGC contentSmall genesGenomic mosaicismCoding genesDNA genomeEncode proteinsProtein foldingModel organismsPhageMicrobial dynamicsGenomeGenesProteinSiphovirusIndelsGenBankNucleotide