Comparative genomic analysis of bacteriophage EP23 infecting Shigella sonnei and Escherichia coli

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 927-934

  Chang, Ho Won ^a   Kim, Kyoung Ho ^b  

^a Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage EP23; Escherichia coli phage; Shigella sonnei phage; Siphovirida; comparative genomic analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GENOMICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER; SHIGELLA SONNEI; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

BACTERIOPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RIVERS; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SIPHOVIRIDAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SIPHOVIRIDAE; SODALIS GLOSSINIDIUS;

EID: 84555188535     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-1577-0     Document Type: Article

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