Characterization of Five Novel Brevibacillus Bacteriophages and Genomic Comparison of Brevibacillus Phages.

Brevibacillus laterosporus is a spore-forming bacterium that causes a secondary infection in beehives following European Foulbrood disease. To better understand the contributions of Brevibacillus bacteriophages to the evolution of their hosts, five novel phages (Jenst, Osiris, Powder, SecTim467, and...

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Main Authors: Jordan A Berg, Bryan D Merrill, Justin T Crockett, Kyle P Esplin, Marlee R Evans, Karli E Heaton, Jared A Hilton, Jonathan R Hyde, Morgan S McBride, Jordan T Schouten, Austin R Simister, Trever L Thurgood, Andrew T Ward, Donald P Breakwell, Sandra Hope, Julianne H Grose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4909266?pdf=render