Expansion of <i>Kuravirus</i>-like Phage Sequences within the Past Decade, including <i>Escherichia</i> Phage YF01 from Japan, Prompt the Creation of Three New Genera

Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, are currently receiving significant attention amid an ever-growing global antibiotic resistance crisis. In tandem, a surge in the availability and affordability of next-generation and third-generation sequencing technologies has driven the deposition of...

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Main Authors: Steven Batinovic, Yugo Fujii, Tadashi Nittami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/2/506