Characterization of a novel Vibrio parahaemolyticus phage, KVP241, and its relatives frequently isolated from seawater

Shigenobu Matsuzaki; Tetsuyoshi Inoue; Shuji Tanaka; Tetsuro Koga; Masayuki Kuroda; Susumu Kimura; Shosuke Imai

Characterization of a novel Vibrio parahaemolyticus phage, KVP241, and its relatives frequently isolated from seawater

Shigenobu Matsuzaki, Tetsuyoshi Inoue, Shuji Tanaka, Tetsuro Koga, Masayuki Kuroda, Susumu Kimura, Shosuke Imai

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Abstract

A vibriophage, KVP241, and six of its relatives were isolated independently from seawater using Vibrio parahaemolyticus as the host. All of the phages had the same morphology (a hexagonal head and a tail with a contractile sheath) and the same host range (specific for some V. parahaemolyticus strains). DNA-DNA hybridization experiments elucidated that their genomes are highly homologous to each other. Analyses of amino acid sequences of putative major capsid proteins indicated that KVP241 may be weakly related to T4-type phages having a more elongated head.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	953-956
Number of pages	4
Journal	MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY
Volume	44
Issue number	11
Publication status	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Major capsid protein
Morphotype A1
T4-type phages
Vibriophage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology
Immunology
Virology

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Characterization of a novel Vibrio parahaemolyticus phage, KVP241, and its relatives frequently isolated from seawater

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