UNI-MB - logo
UMNIK - logo
 
E-resources
Full text
Peer reviewed Open access
  • Characterization and Genomi...
    Gao, Mingming; Yi, Lingxian; Wang, Yuan; Gao, Jie; Liu, Huiying; Zhang, Xianglilan; Pei, Guangqian; Tong, Yigang; Bai, Changqing

    Current microbiology, 06/2022, Volume: 79, Issue: 6
    Journal Article

    A Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriophage (vB_KpnM_IME346) was isolated from a hospital sewage sample. This bacteriophage specifically infects a clinical K. pneumoniae strain with a K63 capsular polysaccharide structure. The phage genome was evaluated by next-generation sequencing, which revealed a linear double-stranded DNA genome consisting of 49,482 base pairs with a G+C content of 49.1%. The latent period of vB_KpnM_IME346 was shown to be 20 min, and the burst size was 25–30 pfu (plaque-forming units)/infected cell. Transmission electron microscopy and phylogenetic analysis showed that the JD001-like phage belongs to the genus Jedunavirus of the family Myoviridae . The newly isolated vB_KpnM_IME346 shows infectivity in the clinical host K. pneumoniae KP576 strain, indicating that it is a promising alternative to antibacterial agents for removing K. pneumoniae from patients.