A Unique Set of Auxiliary Metabolic Genes Found in an Isolated Cyanophage Sheds New Light on Marine Phage-Host Interactions
Qiong Wang, Lanlan Cai, Rui Zhang, Shuzhen Wei, Fang Li, Yuanfang Liu, Yongle Xu
Abstract
-regulatory elements in the S-SCSM1 genome as well as the presence of a virion-associated regulatory protein indicate the diverse functions that cyanophages have in reprogramming the metabolism and modifying the phenotypes of hosts during infection.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyProchlorococcusGenomeGeneCyanobacteriaSynechococcusMetagenomicsGeneticsMarine bacteriophageBacteriaBacteriophages and microbial interactionsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies