Phage vB_BmeM-Goe8 infecting Bacillus megaterium DSM319

Arch Virol. 2020 Feb;165(2):515-517. doi: 10.1007/s00705-019-04513-5. Epub 2019 Dec 20.

Abstract

vB_BmeM-Goe8 is a phage preying on Bacillus megaterium. Its genome has a GC content of 38.9%, is 161,583 bp in size, and has defined ends consisting of 7436-bp-long terminal repeats. It harbours 11 genes encoding tRNAs and 246 coding DNA sequences, 66 of which were annotated. The particle reveals Myoviridae morphology, and the formation of a double baseplate upon tail sheath contraction indicates morphological relatedness to the group of SPO1-like phages. BLASTn comparison against the NCBI non-redundant nucleotide database revealed that Bacillus phage Mater is the closest relative of vB_BmeM-Goe8.

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus Phages / classification*
  • Bacillus Phages / genetics
  • Bacillus Phages / isolation & purification*
  • Bacillus Phages / ultrastructure
  • Bacillus megaterium / virology*
  • Base Composition
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Genes, Viral*
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Myoviridae / classification*
  • Myoviridae / genetics
  • Myoviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Myoviridae / ultrastructure
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology
  • Terminal Repeat Sequences
  • Virion / ultrastructure