<i>Pectobacterium versatile</i> Bacteriophage Possum: A Complex Polysaccharide-Deacetylating Tail Fiber as a Tool for Host Recognition in Pectobacterial <i>Schitoviridae</i>

Novel, closely related phages Possum and Horatius infect <i>Pectobacterium versatile</i>, a phytopathogen causing soft rot in potatoes and other essential plants. Their properties and genomic composition define them as N4-like bacteriophages of the genus <i>Cbunavirus</i>, a...

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Main Authors: Anna A. Lukianova, Peter V. Evseev, Mikhail M. Shneider, Elena A. Dvoryakova, Anna D. Tokmakova, Anna M. Shpirt, Marsel R. Kabilov, Ekaterina A. Obraztsova, Alexander S. Shashkov, Alexander N. Ignatov, Yuriy A. Knirel, Fevzi S.-U. Dzhalilov, Konstantin A. Miroshnikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/19/11043