The life cycle of SPβ and related phages
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DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05116-9
Abstract: Phages are viruses of bacteria and are the smallest and most common biological entities in the environment. They can reproduce immediately after infection or integrate as a prophage into their host genome. SPβ is a… read more here.
Keywords: life cycle; related phages; prophage; host ... See more keywords
Effect of drying on oxidation of membrane lipids and expression of genes encoded by the Shiga toxin prophage in Escherichia coli.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2019.103332
Abstract: Drying processes do not eliminate pathogenic Escherichia coli in foods but induce sublethal injury, which may also induce the Shiga toxin (Stx) prophage. This study investigated the effect of drying on membrane lipid oxidation and… read more here.
Keywords: effect drying; oxidation; escherichia coli; expression ... See more keywords
Bacterial Inactivation and Biofilm Disruption through Indigenous Prophage Activation Using Low-Intensity Cold Atmospheric Plasma.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01516
Abstract: Biofilms can be pervasive and problematic in water treatment and distribution systems but are difficult to eradicate due to hindered penetration of antimicrobial chemicals. Here, we demonstrate that indigenous prophages activated by low-intensity plasma have… read more here.
Keywords: prophage; bacterial inactivation; plasma; low intensity ... See more keywords
Prophage Induction Causes Geobacter Electroactive Biofilm Decay.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08443
Abstract: Sustaining a metabolically active electroactive biofilm (EAB) is essential for the high efficiency and durable operation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). However, EABs usually decay during long-term operation, and, until now, the causes remain unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: electroactive biofilm; prophage; decay; eab ... See more keywords
Prophage-triggered membrane vesicle formation through peptidoglycan damage in Bacillus subtilis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00492-w
Abstract: Bacteria release membrane vesicles (MVs) that play important roles in various biological processes. However, the mechanisms of MV formation in Gram-positive bacteria are unclear, as these cells possess a single cytoplasmic membrane that is surrounded… read more here.
Keywords: formation; prophage; cell wall; bacillus subtilis ... See more keywords
Control of lysogeny and antiphage defense by a prophage-encoded kinase-phosphatase module
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51617-x
Abstract: The filamentous ‘Pf’ bacteriophages of Pseudomonas aeruginosa play roles in biofilm formation and virulence, but mechanisms governing Pf prophage activation in biofilms are unclear. Here, we identify a prophage regulatory module, KKP (kinase-kinase-phosphatase), that controls… read more here.
Keywords: kinase phosphatase; module; prophage; kinase ... See more keywords
The conserved mosaic prophage protein paratox inhibits the natural competence regulator ComR in Streptococcus
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34816-7
Abstract: Horizontal gene transfer is an important means of bacterial evolution. This includes natural genetic transformation, where bacterial cells become “competent” and DNA is acquired from the extracellular environment. Natural competence in many species of Streptococcus,… read more here.
Keywords: competence; natural competence; prophage; paratox ... See more keywords
Prophage protein RacR activates lysozyme LysN, causing the growth defect of E. coli JM83
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48690-4
Abstract: Prophage enriched the prokaryotic genome, and their transcriptional factors improved the protein expression network of the host. In this study, we uncovered a new prophage-prophage interaction in E. coli JM83. The Rac prophage protein RacR… read more here.
Keywords: coli jm83; protein racr; prophage protein; prophage ... See more keywords
Detection and genetic diversity of Wolbachia and its associated prophage WO in mosquito populations from Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-23896-x
Abstract: Arboviral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, including dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, yellow fever, West Nile virus (WNV), and Rift Valley fever (RVF), pose a significant public health challenge globally, particularly impacting populations in low and middle-income countries.… read more here.
Keywords: prophage; diversity wolbachia; genetic diversity; mosquito ... See more keywords
DEPhT: a novel approach for efficient prophage discovery and precise extraction
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DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac273
Abstract: Abstract Advances in genome sequencing have produced hundreds of thousands of bacterial genome sequences, many of which have integrated prophages derived from temperate bacteriophages. These prophages play key roles by influencing bacterial metabolism, pathogenicity, antibiotic… read more here.
Keywords: prophage discovery; prophage; precise extraction; depht ... See more keywords
PHASTEST: faster than PHASTER, better than PHAST.
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DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad382
Abstract: PHASTEST (PHAge Search Tool with Enhanced Sequence Translation) is the successor to the PHAST and PHASTER prophage finding web servers. PHASTEST is designed to support the rapid identification, annotation and visualization of prophage sequences within… read more here.
Keywords: phast; visualization; prophage; phaster ... See more keywords