一种裂解性短尾噬菌体A1432的特性鉴定和基因组分析揭示了该科的一个新属。
Characterization and genomic analysis of a lytic short-tailed phage A1432 revealed a new genus of the family .
作者信息
Li Shixia, Xu Man, Yang Deying, Yang Mei, Wu Hejing, Li Xuelian, Yang Changzhou, Fang Zheng, Wu Qingshan, Tan Leitao, Xiao Wei, Weng Qingbei
机构信息
School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China.
Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, Yunnan University, Kunming, China.
出版信息
Front Microbiol. 2024 Jun 27;15:1400700. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1400700. eCollection 2024.
() is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that exhibits resistant to a majority of commonly used antibiotics. Phages have the potential to serve as an alternative treatment for infections. In this study, a lytic phage, A1432, infecting YCR3A-1, was isolated and characterized from a karst cave. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that phage A1432 possesses an icosahedral head and a shorter tail. Phage A1432 demonstrated a narrow host range, with an optimal multiplicity of infection of 0.1. The one-step growth curve indicated a latent time of 10 min, a lysis period of 90 min, a burst size of 43.2 plaque-forming units per cell. bacteriolytic activity test showed that phage A1432 was capable to inhibit the growth of YCR3A-1 in an MOI-dependent manner after 2 h of co-culture. BLASTn analysis showed that phage A1432 genome shares the highest similarity (81.46%) with phage Xoo-sp2 in the NCBI database, while the query coverage was only 37%. The phage contains double-stranded DNA with a genome length of 61,660 bp and a GC content of 61.92%. It is predicted to have 79 open reading frames and one tRNA, with no virulence or antibiotic resistance genes. Phylogenetic analysis using terminase large subunit and DNA polymerase indicated that phage A1432 clustered with members of the subfamily but diverged into a distinct branch. Further phylogenetic comparison analysis using Average Nucleotide Identity, proteomic phylogenetic analysis, genomic network analysis confirmed that phage A1432 belongs to a novel genus within the subfamily, family. Additionally, phylogenetic analysis of the so far isolated phages revealed significant genetic diversity among these phages. The results of this research will contribute valuable information for further studies on their morphological and genetic diversity, will aid in elucidating the evolutionary mechanisms that give rise to them.
(某病原体名称)是一种新兴的机会性致病菌,对大多数常用抗生素具有抗性。噬菌体有潜力作为感染的替代治疗方法。在本研究中,从一个喀斯特洞穴中分离并鉴定了一种裂解性噬菌体A1432,它能感染YCR3A - 1。透射电子显微镜显示噬菌体A1432具有二十面体头部和较短的尾部。噬菌体A1432表现出较窄的宿主范围,最佳感染复数为0.1。一步生长曲线表明潜伏期为10分钟,裂解期为90分钟,每个细胞的爆发量为43.2个噬菌斑形成单位。溶菌活性测试表明,共培养2小时后,噬菌体A1432能够以感染复数依赖的方式抑制YCR3A - 1的生长。BLASTn分析表明,噬菌体A1432基因组与NCBI数据库中的噬菌体Xoo - sp2相似度最高(81.46%),而查询覆盖率仅为37%。该噬菌体含有双链DNA,基因组长度为61,660 bp,GC含量为61.92%。预计有79个开放阅读框和一个tRNA,没有毒力或抗生素抗性基因。使用末端酶大亚基和DNA聚合酶进行的系统发育分析表明,噬菌体A1432与该亚家族的成员聚类,但分化为一个独特分支。使用平均核苷酸同一性、蛋白质组系统发育分析、基因组网络分析进行的进一步系统发育比较分析证实,噬菌体A1432属于该亚家族、该科内的一个新属。此外,对迄今为止分离出的该噬菌体进行的系统发育分析揭示了这些噬菌体之间存在显著的遗传多样性。本研究结果将为进一步研究它们的形态和遗传多样性提供有价值的信息,有助于阐明产生它们的进化机制。