<i>Geobacillus</i> Bacteriophages from Compost Heaps: Representatives of Three New Genera within Thermophilic Siphoviruses

<i>Geobacillus</i> Bacteriophages from Compost Heaps: Representatives of Three New Genera within Thermophilic Siphoviruses

We report a detailed characterization of five thermophilic bacteriophages (phages) that were isolated from compost heaps in Vilnius, Lithuania using <i>Geobacillus thermodenitrificans</i> strains as the hosts for phage propagation. The efficiency of plating experiments revealed that phag...

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Main Authors: Eugenijus Šimoliūnas, Monika Šimoliūnienė, Gintarė Laskevičiūtė, Kotryna Kvederavičiūtė, Martynas Skapas, Algirdas Kaupinis, Mindaugas Valius, Rolandas Meškys, Nomeda Kuisienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
phages
thermophiles
viruses
depolymerases
genomic analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/8/1691

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