Jumbo bacteriophages: an overview

Y Yuan, M Gao - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Tailed bacteriophages with genomes larger than 200 kbp are classified as Jumbo phages,
and are rarely isolated by conventional methods. These phages are designated “jumbo” …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating cultivation and metagenomics for a multi-kingdom view of skin microbiome diversity and functions

S Saheb Kashaf, DM Proctor, C Deming, P Saary… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Human skin functions as a physical barrier to foreign pathogen invasion and houses
numerous commensals. Shifts in the human skin microbiome have been associated with …

Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteriophage: Progress in Isolation, Genome Sequencing, Preclinical Research, and Clinical Application

Y Li, S Xiao, G Huang - Current Microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a common nosocomial pathogen associated with
serious clinical challenges owing to its rapidly increasing resistance to antibiotics. Due to …

Characterization of a novel and active temperate phage vB_AbaM_ABMM1 with antibacterial activity against Acinetobacter baumannii infection

M Mardiana, SH Teh, YC Tsai, HH Yang, LC Lin… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen that significantly causes hospital-
acquired infections. Due to its multidrug resistance, treating infections caused by this …

Identification of Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in Aeromonas veronii Strain MS-17-88 Recovered From Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

HC Tekedar, MA Arick, CY Hsu, A Thrash… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Aeromonas veronii is a Gram-negative species ubiquitous in different aquatic environments
and capable of causing a variety of diseases to a broad host range. Aeromonas species …

Comparative Analysis of 37 Acinetobacter Bacteriophages

D Turner, HW Ackermann, AM Kropinski, R Lavigne… - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
Members of the genus Acinetobacter are ubiquitous in the environment and the multiple-
drug resistant species A. baumannii is of significant clinical concern. This clinical relevance …

Integrative omics analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virus PA5oct highlights the molecular complexity of jumbo phages

C Lood, K Danis‐Wlodarczyk… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Pseudomonas virus vB_PaeM_PA5oct is proposed as a model jumbo
bacteriophage to investigate phage‐bacteria interactions and is a candidate for phage …

Things are getting hairy: Enterobacteria bacteriophage vB_PcaM_CBB

C Buttimer, H Hendrix, H Oliveira, A Casey… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Enterobacteria phage vB_PcaM_CBB is a “jumbo” phage belonging to the family
Myoviridae. It possesses highly atypical whisker-like structures along the length of its …

Intracellular organization by jumbo bacteriophages

J Guan, J Bondy-Denomy - Journal of Bacteriology, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Since their discovery more than 100 years ago, the viruses that infect bacteria
(bacteriophages) have been widely studied as model systems. Largely overlooked …

Functional domains of Acinetobacter bacteriophage tail fibers

DL Peters, F Gaudreault, W Chen - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
A rapid increase in antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections around the world is causing a
global health crisis. The Gram-negative bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is categorized …