The genomic and phylogenetic characterization of lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK bacteriophages BL4, BL6, and BL7 collected from aquatic samples

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Dec 12;13(12):e0095424. doi: 10.1128/mra.00954-24. Epub 2024 Nov 4.

Abstract

Environmental phages infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK, an opportunistic pathogen, were isolated from playa lakes in Lubbock, TX. We present the genome sequence of three lytic bacteriophages. Upon analysis of sequence similarity, we identified the viruses as a part of an unclassified species within the genus Pbunavirus in the Caudoviricetes class.

Keywords: bacteriophages; environmental isolates; genomic characterization; phylogenetic analysis.