Identification and Characterization of Type IV Pili as the Cellular Receptor of Broad Host Range Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Bacteriophages DLP1 and DLP2

Identification and Characterization of Type IV Pili as the Cellular Receptor of Broad Host Range Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Bacteriophages DLP1 and DLP2

Bacteriophages DLP1 and DLP2 are capable of infecting both Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, two highly antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens, which is unusual for phages that typically exhibit extremely limited host range. To explain their unusual cross-order infec...

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Main Authors: Jaclyn G. McCutcheon, Danielle L. Peters, Jonathan J. Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bacteriophage
phage
phage therapy
phage receptor
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Type IV pili
pilus
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/6/338

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