Tyroviruses are a new group of temperate phages that infect Bacillus species in soil environments worldwide

Abstract Background Bacteriophages are widely considered to be highly abundant and genetically diverse, with their role in the evolution and virulence of many pathogens becoming increasingly clear. Less attention has been paid on phages preying on Bacillus, despite the potential for some of its memb...

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Main Authors: Steven Batinovic, Cassandra R. Stanton, Daniel T. F. Rice, Brittany Rowe, Michael Beer, Steve Petrovski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-09023-4