Site-specific recombination of T2 phage using IP008 long tail fiber genes provides a targeted method for expanding host range while retaining lytic activity

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 295, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-217

  Mahichi, Faezeh ^a   Synnott, Aidan John ^a   Yamamichi, Keiko ^a   Osada, Toshiya ^a   Tanji, Yasunori ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Homologous recombination; Host range; T even bacteriophage; Tail fiber adhesion

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CAPSID PROTEIN; HYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE LOCATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRAIT; HEREDITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HOST RANGE; IP008 GENE; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYOVIRIDAE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIRAL TAIL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAUDOVIRALES; MIRIDAE; MYOVIRIDAE;

EID: 65649088294     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01588.x     Document Type: Article

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