Genomic Characterization of a Prophage, Smhb1, That Infects Salinivibrio kushneri BNH Isolated from a Namib Desert Saline Spring

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 10; p. 2043
• Main Authors: Olonade, Israel, van Zyl, Leonardo Joaquim, Trindade, Marla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.09.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Bacteria; bacteriophages; Deserts; genes; Genomics; Host range; intermediate hosts; Microscopy; myoviridae; Namib; Nucleotides; phage; Phages; playa; playas; Reclassification; Salinity; Salinivibrio; Salt flats; taxonomic revisions; Vibrio; Viruses; South Africa; Namib Desert; St Louis Missouri; Lithuania; United States > US; Germany; myoviridae; Salinivibrio; playa; Namib; phage

Recent years have seen the classification and reclassification of many viruses related to the model enterobacterial phage P2. Here, we report the identification of a prophage (Smhb1) that infects Salinivibrio kushneri BNH isolated from a Namib Desert salt pan (playa). Analysis of the genome revealed...