Comparative analyses of prophage-like elements present in two Lactococcus lactis strains

Marco Ventura, Aldert Zomer, Carlos Canchaya, Mary O'Connell-Motherway, Oscar Kuipers, Francesca Turroni, Angela Ribbera, Elena Foroni, Girbe Buist, Udo Wegmann, Claire Shearman, Michael J Gasson, Gerald F Fitzgerald, Jan Kok, Douwe van Sinderen

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    Abstract

    In this study, we describe the genetic organizations of six and five apparent prophage-like elements present in the genomes of the Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris strains MG1363 and SK11, respectively. Phylogenetic investigation as well bioinformatic analyses indicates that all 11 prophages belong to subdivisions of the lactococcal P335 group of temperate bacteriophages.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7771-80
    Number of pages10
    JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
    Volume73
    Issue number23
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2007

    Keywords

    • Bacteriophages
    • Chromosome Mapping
    • Computational Biology
    • Gene Expression Profiling
    • Genome, Bacterial
    • Lactococcus lactis
    • Open Reading Frames
    • Phylogeny
    • Prophages
    • Species Specificity

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