Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria
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- Stella, Emma Julieta; Franceschelli, Jorgelina Judith; Tasselli, Sabrina Emilse; Morbidoni, Héctor Ricardo
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- 2013
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- Mycobacteriophages have been essential in the development of mycobacterial genetics through their use in the construction of tools for genetic manipulation. Due to the simplicity of their isolation and variety of exploitable molecular features, we searched for and isolated 18 novel mycobacteriophages from environmental samples collected from several geographic locations. Characterization of these phages did not differ from most of the previously described ones in the predominant physical features (virion size in the 100?400 nm, genome size in the 50?70 kbp, morphological features compatible with those corresponding to the Siphoviridae family), however novel characteristics for propagation were noticed. Although all the mycobacteriophages propagated at 30uC, eight of them failed to propagate at 37uC. Since some of our phages yielded pinpoint plaques, we improved plaque detection by including sub-inhibitory concentrations of isoniazid or ampicillin-sulbactam in the culture medium. Thus, searches for novel mycobacteriophages at low temperature and in the presence of these drugs would allow for the isolation of novel members that would otherwise not be detected. Importantly, while eight phages lysogenized Mycobacterium smegmatis, four of them were also capable of lysogenizing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Analysis of the complete genome sequence obtained for twelve mycobacteriophages (the remaining six rendered partial genomic sequences) allowed for the identification of a new singleton. Surprisingly, sequence analysis revealed the presence of parA or parA/parB genes in 7/18 phages including four that behaved as temperate in M. tuberculosis. In summary, we report here the isolation and preliminary characterization of mycobacteriophages that bring new information to the field.
Fil: Stella, Emma Julieta. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia;
Fil: Franceschelli, Jorgelina Judith. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia;
Fil: Tasselli, Sabrina Emilse. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia;
Fil: Morbidoni, Héctor Ricardo. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia; - Materia
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Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in MycobacteriaStella, Emma JulietaFranceschelli, Jorgelina JudithTasselli, Sabrina EmilseMorbidoni, Héctor Ricardonovelmycobacteriophagespartitionlocihttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.4Mycobacteriophages have been essential in the development of mycobacterial genetics through their use in the construction of tools for genetic manipulation. Due to the simplicity of their isolation and variety of exploitable molecular features, we searched for and isolated 18 novel mycobacteriophages from environmental samples collected from several geographic locations. Characterization of these phages did not differ from most of the previously described ones in the predominant physical features (virion size in the 100?400 nm, genome size in the 50?70 kbp, morphological features compatible with those corresponding to the Siphoviridae family), however novel characteristics for propagation were noticed. Although all the mycobacteriophages propagated at 30uC, eight of them failed to propagate at 37uC. Since some of our phages yielded pinpoint plaques, we improved plaque detection by including sub-inhibitory concentrations of isoniazid or ampicillin-sulbactam in the culture medium. Thus, searches for novel mycobacteriophages at low temperature and in the presence of these drugs would allow for the isolation of novel members that would otherwise not be detected. Importantly, while eight phages lysogenized Mycobacterium smegmatis, four of them were also capable of lysogenizing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Analysis of the complete genome sequence obtained for twelve mycobacteriophages (the remaining six rendered partial genomic sequences) allowed for the identification of a new singleton. Surprisingly, sequence analysis revealed the presence of parA or parA/parB genes in 7/18 phages including four that behaved as temperate in M. tuberculosis. In summary, we report here the isolation and preliminary characterization of mycobacteriophages that bring new information to the field.Fil: Stella, Emma Julieta. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia;Fil: Franceschelli, Jorgelina Judith. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia;Fil: Tasselli, Sabrina Emilse. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia;Fil: Morbidoni, Héctor Ricardo. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia;Public Library Science2013-02-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/514Stella, Emma Julieta; Franceschelli, Jorgelina Judith; Tasselli, Sabrina Emilse; Morbidoni, Héctor Ricardo; Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria; Public Library Science; Plos One; 8; 2; 28-2-2013; 1-13;1932-6203enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0056384info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:46:45Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/514instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:46:45.926CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria |
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Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria |
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Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria Stella, Emma Julieta novel mycobacteriophages partition loci |
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Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria |
title_full |
Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria |
title_fullStr |
Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria |
title_full_unstemmed |
Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria |
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Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria |
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Stella, Emma Julieta Franceschelli, Jorgelina Judith Tasselli, Sabrina Emilse Morbidoni, Héctor Ricardo |
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Stella, Emma Julieta |
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Stella, Emma Julieta Franceschelli, Jorgelina Judith Tasselli, Sabrina Emilse Morbidoni, Héctor Ricardo |
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Franceschelli, Jorgelina Judith Tasselli, Sabrina Emilse Morbidoni, Héctor Ricardo |
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novel mycobacteriophages partition loci |
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novel mycobacteriophages partition loci |
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Mycobacteriophages have been essential in the development of mycobacterial genetics through their use in the construction of tools for genetic manipulation. Due to the simplicity of their isolation and variety of exploitable molecular features, we searched for and isolated 18 novel mycobacteriophages from environmental samples collected from several geographic locations. Characterization of these phages did not differ from most of the previously described ones in the predominant physical features (virion size in the 100?400 nm, genome size in the 50?70 kbp, morphological features compatible with those corresponding to the Siphoviridae family), however novel characteristics for propagation were noticed. Although all the mycobacteriophages propagated at 30uC, eight of them failed to propagate at 37uC. Since some of our phages yielded pinpoint plaques, we improved plaque detection by including sub-inhibitory concentrations of isoniazid or ampicillin-sulbactam in the culture medium. Thus, searches for novel mycobacteriophages at low temperature and in the presence of these drugs would allow for the isolation of novel members that would otherwise not be detected. Importantly, while eight phages lysogenized Mycobacterium smegmatis, four of them were also capable of lysogenizing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Analysis of the complete genome sequence obtained for twelve mycobacteriophages (the remaining six rendered partial genomic sequences) allowed for the identification of a new singleton. Surprisingly, sequence analysis revealed the presence of parA or parA/parB genes in 7/18 phages including four that behaved as temperate in M. tuberculosis. In summary, we report here the isolation and preliminary characterization of mycobacteriophages that bring new information to the field. Fil: Stella, Emma Julieta. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia; Fil: Franceschelli, Jorgelina Judith. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia; Fil: Tasselli, Sabrina Emilse. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia; Fil: Morbidoni, Héctor Ricardo. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Cs.medicas. Escuela de Cs.medicas. Cat.de Microbiologia,parasitologia y Virologia; |
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Mycobacteriophages have been essential in the development of mycobacterial genetics through their use in the construction of tools for genetic manipulation. Due to the simplicity of their isolation and variety of exploitable molecular features, we searched for and isolated 18 novel mycobacteriophages from environmental samples collected from several geographic locations. Characterization of these phages did not differ from most of the previously described ones in the predominant physical features (virion size in the 100?400 nm, genome size in the 50?70 kbp, morphological features compatible with those corresponding to the Siphoviridae family), however novel characteristics for propagation were noticed. Although all the mycobacteriophages propagated at 30uC, eight of them failed to propagate at 37uC. Since some of our phages yielded pinpoint plaques, we improved plaque detection by including sub-inhibitory concentrations of isoniazid or ampicillin-sulbactam in the culture medium. Thus, searches for novel mycobacteriophages at low temperature and in the presence of these drugs would allow for the isolation of novel members that would otherwise not be detected. Importantly, while eight phages lysogenized Mycobacterium smegmatis, four of them were also capable of lysogenizing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Analysis of the complete genome sequence obtained for twelve mycobacteriophages (the remaining six rendered partial genomic sequences) allowed for the identification of a new singleton. Surprisingly, sequence analysis revealed the presence of parA or parA/parB genes in 7/18 phages including four that behaved as temperate in M. tuberculosis. In summary, we report here the isolation and preliminary characterization of mycobacteriophages that bring new information to the field. |
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