Comparative analyses of prophage-like elements present in two Lactococcus lactis strains

Marco Ventura; Aldert Zomer; Carlos Canchaya; Mary O'Connell-Motherway; Oscar Kuipers; Francesca Turroni; Angela Ribbera; Elena Foroni; Girbe Buist; Udo Wegmann; Claire Shearman; Michael J Gasson; Gerald F Fitzgerald; Jan Kok; Douwe van Sinderen

doi:10.1128/AEM.01273-07

Comparative analyses of prophage-like elements present in two Lactococcus lactis strains

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Dec;73(23):7771-80. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01273-07. Epub 2007 Oct 12.

Authors

Marco Ventura¹, Aldert Zomer, Carlos Canchaya, Mary O'Connell-Motherway, Oscar Kuipers, Francesca Turroni, Angela Ribbera, Elena Foroni, Girbe Buist, Udo Wegmann, Claire Shearman, Michael J Gasson, Gerald F Fitzgerald, Jan Kok, Douwe van Sinderen

Affiliation

¹ Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre and Department of Microbiology, Bioscience Institute, National University of Ireland, Western Road, Cork, Ireland.

Abstract

In this study, we describe the genetic organizations of six and five apparent prophage-like elements present in the genomes of the Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris strains MG1363 and SK11, respectively. Phylogenetic investigation as well bioinformatic analyses indicates that all 11 prophages belong to subdivisions of the lactococcal P335 group of temperate bacteriophages.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacteriophages / classification
Bacteriophages / genetics
Chromosome Mapping
Computational Biology
Gene Expression Profiling
Genome, Bacterial*
Lactococcus lactis / genetics*
Open Reading Frames / genetics
Phylogeny
Prophages / genetics*
Species Specificity