Spontaneous mutations in hlyD and tuf genes result in resistance of Dickeya solani IPO 2222 to phage ϕD5 but cause decreased bacterial fitness and virulence in planta

Abstract Lytic bacteriophages able to infect and kill Dickeya spp. can be readily isolated from virtually all Dickeya spp. containing environments, yet little is known about the selective pressure those viruses exert on their hosts. Two spontaneous D. solani IPO 2222 mutants (0.8% of all obtained mu...

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Main Authors: Daryna Sokolova, Anna Smolarska, Przemysław Bartnik, Lukasz Rabalski, Maciej Kosinski, Magdalena Narajczyk, Dorota M. Krzyżanowska, Magdalena Rajewska, Inez Mruk, Paulina Czaplewska, Sylwia Jafra, Robert Czajkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34803-7