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Cucić S, Ells T, Guri A, Kropinski AM, Khursigara CM, Anany H. Degradation of Listeria monocytogenes biofilm by phages belonging to the genus Pecentumvirus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0106223. [PMID: 38315006 PMCID: PMC10952537 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01062-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic foodborne bacterium that is a significant cause of mortality associated with foodborne illness and causes many food recalls attributed to a bacteriological cause. Their ability to form biofilms contributes to the persistence of Listeria spp. in food processing environments. When growing as biofilms, L. monocytogenes are more resistant to sanitizers used in the food industry, such as benzalkonium chloride (BAC), as well as to physical stresses like desiccation and starvation. Lytic phages of Listeria are antagonistic to a broad range of Listeria spp. and may, therefore, have utility in reducing the occurrence of Listeria-associated food recalls by preventing food contamination. We screened nine closely related Listeria phages, including the commercially available Listex P100, for host range and ability to degrade microtiter plate biofilms of L. monocytogenes ATCC 19111 (serovar 1/2a). One phage, CKA15, was selected and shown to rapidly adsorb to its host under conditions relevant to applying the phage in dairy processing environments. Under simulated dairy processing conditions (SDPC), CKA15 caused a 2-log reduction in Lm19111 biofilm bacteria. This work supports the biosanitation potential of phage CKA15 and provides a basis for further investigation of phage-bacteria interactions in biofilms grown under SDPC. IMPORTANCE Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium that is especially dangerous for children, the elderly, pregnant women, and immune-compromised people. Because of this, the food industry takes its presence in their plants seriously. Food recalls due to L. monocytogenes are common with a high associated economic cost. In food-processing plants, Listeria spp. typically reside in biofilms, which are structures produced by bacteria that shield them from environmental stressors and are often attached to surfaces. The significance of our work is that we show a bacteriophage-a virus-infecting bacteria-can reduce Listeria counts by two orders of magnitude when the bacterial biofilms were grown under simulated dairy processing conditions. This work provides insights into how phages may be tested and used to develop biosanitizers that are effective but are not harmful to the environment or human health.
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- Stevan Cucić
- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Kentville Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Gay Lea Foods Co-operative, Research and Development Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Ranveer SA, Dasriya V, Ahmad MF, Dhillon HS, Samtiya M, Shama E, Anand T, Dhewa T, Chaudhary V, Chaudhary P, Behare P, Ram C, Puniya DV, Khedkar GD, Raposo A, Han H, Puniya AK. Positive and negative aspects of bacteriophages and their immense role in the food chain. NPJ Sci Food 2024; 8:1. [PMID: 38172179 PMCID: PMC10764738 DOI: 10.1038/s41538-023-00245-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Bacteriophages infect and replicate inside a bacterial host as well as serve as natural bio-control agents. Phages were once viewed as nuisances that caused fermentation failures with cheese-making and other industrial processes, which lead to economic losses, but phages are now increasingly being observed as being promising antimicrobials that can fight against spoilage and pathogenic bacteria. Pathogen-free meals that fulfil industry requirements without synthetic additives are always in demand in the food sector. This study introduces the readers to the history, sources, and biology of bacteriophages, which include their host ranges, absorption mechanisms, lytic profiles, lysogenic profiles, and the influence of external factors on the growth of phages. Phages and their derivatives have emerged as antimicrobial agents, biodetectors, and biofilm controllers, which have been comprehensively discussed in addition to their potential applications in the food and gastrointestinal tract, and they are a feasible and safe option for preventing, treating, and/or eradicating contaminants in various foods and food processing environments. Furthermore, phages and phage-derived lytic proteins can be considered potential antimicrobials in the traditional farm-to-fork context, which include phage-based mixtures and commercially available phage products. This paper concludes with some potential safety concerns that need to be addressed to enable bacteriophage use efficiently.
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- Soniya Ashok Ranveer
- Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India
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- Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Science, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India
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- Department of Nutrition Biology, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, 123031, India
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Science, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Sirsa Road, Hisar, 125001, India
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- Department of Nutrition Biology, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, 123031, India
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- University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, 140413, India
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- Microbiology Department, VCSG Government Institute of Medical Science and Research, Ganganali Srikot, Srinagar Pauri Garhwal, 246174, India
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- Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India
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- Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India
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- Centre of One Health, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India
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- Paul Hebert Centre for DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity Studies, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India
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- CBIOS (Research Center for Biosciences and Health Technologies), Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande, 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-gu, Seoul, 143-747, Republic of Korea.
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- Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India.
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Aslam B, Arshad MI, Aslam MA, Muzammil S, Siddique AB, Yasmeen N, Khurshid M, Rasool M, Ahmad M, Rasool MH, Fahim M, Hussain R, Xia X, Baloch Z. Bacteriophage Proteome: Insights and Potentials of an Alternate to Antibiotics. Infect Dis Ther 2021; 10:1171-1193. [PMID: 34170506 PMCID: PMC8322358 DOI: 10.1007/s40121-021-00446-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Introduction The mounting incidence of multidrug-resistant bacterial strains and the dearth of novel antibiotics demand alternate therapies to manage the infections caused by resistant superbugs. Bacteriophages and phage=derived proteins are considered as potential alternates to treat such infections, and have several applications in health care systems. The aim of this review is to explore the hidden potential of bacteriophage proteins which may be a practical alternative approach to manage the threat of antibiotic resistance. Results Clinical trials are in progress for the use of phage therapy as a tool for routine medical use; however, the existing regulations may hamper their development of routine antimicrobial agents. The advancement of molecular techniques and the advent of sequencing have opened new potentials for the design of engineered bacteriophages as well as recombinant bacteriophage proteins. The phage enzymes and proteins encoded by the lysis cassette genes, especially endolysins, holins, and spanins, have shown plausible potentials as therapeutic candidates. Conclusion This review offers an integrated viewpoint that aims to decipher the insights and abilities of bacteriophages and their derived proteins as potential alternatives to antibiotics.
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- Bilal Aslam
- Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P.R. China
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- Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, P.R. China.
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, P.R. China.
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Bacteriophage biocontrol to fight Listeria outbreaks in seafood. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 145:111682. [PMID: 32805341 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Listeria monocytogenes is a well-known pathogen responsible for the severe foodborne disease listeriosis. The control of L. monocytogenes occurrence in seafood products and seafood processing environments is an important challenge for the seafood industry and the public health sector. However, bacteriophage biocontrol shows great potential to be used as safety control measure in seafood. This review provides an update on Listeria-specific bacteriophages, focusing on their application as a safe and natural strategy to prevent L. monocytogenes contamination and growth in seafood products and seafood processing environments. Furthermore, the main properties required from bacteriophages intended to be used as biocontrol tools are summarized and emerging strategies to overcome the current limitations are considered. Also, major aspects relevant for bacteriophage production at industrial scale, their access to the market, as well as the current regulatory status of bacteriophage-based solutions for Listeria biocontrol are discussed.
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Cufaoglu G, Ayaz ND. Listeria monocytogenesrisk associated with chicken at slaughter and biocontrol with three new bacteriophages. J Food Saf 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Gizem Cufaoglu
- Department of Food Hygiene and TechnologyKirikkale University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Yahsihan Kirikkale Turkey
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- Department of Food Hygiene and TechnologyKirikkale University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Yahsihan Kirikkale Turkey
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Ayaz ND, Onaran B, Cufaoglu G, Goncuoglu M, Ormanci FS, Erol I. Prevalence and Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Beef and Sheep Carcasses in Turkey with Characterization of Locally Isolated Listeriophages as a Control Measure. J Food Prot 2018; 81:2045-2053. [PMID: 30485766 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-18-310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Swab samples from cattle and sheep carcasses (120 of each) were tested for Listeria monocytogenes, and 120 slaughterhouse wastewater samples were tested for listeriophages over 12 months (10 samples per month) to note the seasonal distribution. L. monocytogenes and bacteriophage isolates were characterized, and the biocontrol of L. monocytogenes was investigated in meatballs with a phage cocktail. L. monocytogenes was found in 3.4 and 2.5% of cattle and sheep carcasses, respectively. All the isolates were found to harbor hlyA, actA, inlA, inlB, inlC, inlJ, plcA, plcB, fbpA, and fri genes with varied mRNA expression levels by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR analysis. Five isolates did not harbor the vip gene. According to enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR, L. monocytogenes isolates were classified into four different groups based on their DNA patterns. The L. monocytogenes isolates were characterized for antibiotic susceptibility; one strain was found to be resistant to five different antibiotic classes. Of 11 lytic listeriophages, two were selected for the cocktail based on their DNA restriction profiles, efficiency of plating, transmission electron microscopy, and in vitro and in vivo analyses. In the biocontrol study, we used a food model that consisted of a novel bacteriophage cocktail in raw meatballs. The highest reduction of L. monocytogenes was recorded as 2.2 log CFU/g at a multiplicity of cellular infection of 4.7 at the end of 1 h. In conclusion, the new bacteriophage cocktail in this study can be considered an efficient biocontrol agent of L. monocytogenes in meatballs.
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- Naim Deniz Ayaz
- 1 Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kirikkale University, 71450 Yahsihan, Kirikkale, Turkey
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- 2 Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, 06110 Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kirikkale University, 71450 Yahsihan, Kirikkale, Turkey
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- 2 Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, 06110 Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey
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- 2 Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, 06110 Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey
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- 3 General Directorate of Food and Control, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock, 06400 Lodumlu, Ankara, Turkey
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Vongkamjan K, Benjakul S, Kim Vu HT, Vuddhakul V. Longitudinal monitoring of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria phages in seafood processing environments in Thailand. Food Microbiol 2017; 66:11-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Structure and genome release of Twort-like Myoviridae phage with a double-layered baseplate. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:9351-6. [PMID: 27469164 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1605883113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Bacteriophages from the family Myoviridae use double-layered contractile tails to infect bacteria. Contraction of the tail sheath enables the tail tube to penetrate through the bacterial cell wall and serve as a channel for the transport of the phage genome into the cytoplasm. However, the mechanisms controlling the tail contraction and genome release of phages with "double-layered" baseplates were unknown. We used cryo-electron microscopy to show that the binding of the Twort-like phage phi812 to the Staphylococcus aureus cell wall requires a 210° rotation of the heterohexameric receptor-binding and tripod protein complexes within its baseplate about an axis perpendicular to the sixfold axis of the tail. This rotation reorients the receptor-binding proteins to point away from the phage head, and also results in disruption of the interaction of the tripod proteins with the tail sheath, hence triggering its contraction. However, the tail sheath contraction of Myoviridae phages is not sufficient to induce genome ejection. We show that the end of the phi812 double-stranded DNA genome is bound to one protein subunit from a connector complex that also forms an interface between the phage head and tail. The tail sheath contraction induces conformational changes of the neck and connector that result in disruption of the DNA binding. The genome penetrates into the neck, but is stopped at a bottleneck before the tail tube. A subsequent structural change of the tail tube induced by its interaction with the S. aureus cell is required for the genome's release.
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Selection and Characterization of Phage-Resistant Mutant Strains of Listeria monocytogenes Reveal Host Genes Linked to Phage Adsorption. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:4295-305. [PMID: 25888172 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00087-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Listeria-infecting phages are readily isolated from Listeria-containing environments, yet little is known about the selective forces they exert on their host. Here, we identified that two virulent phages, LP-048 and LP-125, adsorb to the surface of Listeria monocytogenes strain 10403S through different mechanisms. We isolated and sequenced, using whole-genome sequencing, 69 spontaneous mutant strains of 10403S that were resistant to either one or both phages. Mutations from 56 phage-resistant mutant strains with only a single mutation mapped to 10 genes representing five loci on the 10403S chromosome. An additional 12 mutant strains showed two mutations, and one mutant strain showed three mutations. Two of the loci, containing seven of the genes, accumulated the majority (n = 64) of the mutations. A representative mutant strain for each of the 10 genes was shown to resist phage infection through mechanisms of adsorption inhibition. Complementation of mutant strains with the associated wild-type allele was able to rescue phage susceptibility for 6 out of the 10 representative mutant strains. Wheat germ agglutinin, which specifically binds to N-acetylglucosamine, bound to 10403S and mutant strains resistant to LP-048 but did not bind to mutant strains resistant to only LP-125. We conclude that mutant strains resistant to only LP-125 lack terminal N-acetylglucosamine in their wall teichoic acid (WTA), whereas mutant strains resistant to both phages have disruptive mutations in their rhamnose biosynthesis operon but still possess N-acetylglucosamine in their WTA.
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Habann M, Leiman PG, Vandersteegen K, Van den Bossche A, Lavigne R, Shneider MM, Bielmann R, Eugster MR, Loessner MJ, Klumpp J. Listeriaphage A511, a model for the contractile tail machineries of SPO1-related bacteriophages. Mol Microbiol 2014; 92:84-99. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Matthias Habann
- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health; ETH Zurich; 8092 Zurich Switzerland
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- Institut de Physique des Systèmes Biologiques; EPF Lausanne; 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Division of Gene Technology; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Division of Gene Technology; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Institut de Physique des Systèmes Biologiques; EPF Lausanne; 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry; 117997 Moscow Russia
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health; ETH Zurich; 8092 Zurich Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health; ETH Zurich; 8092 Zurich Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health; ETH Zurich; 8092 Zurich Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health; ETH Zurich; 8092 Zurich Switzerland
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