A Novel Alteromonas Phage Lineage with a Broad Host Range and Small Burst Size

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01499-22
• Publication Date: 2022-07-11T13:01:35Z
• Authors: Yahui Yang; Ruijie Ma; Chen Yu; Junlei Ye; Xiaowei Chen; Long Wang; Nianzhi Jiao; Rui Zhang
• Keywords: Alteromonas; Lineage (genetic); Marine bacteriophage

The marine bacterium Alteromonas is prevalent in the global ocean with crucial ecological significance; however, little known about diversity and evolution of its bacteriophages that profoundly affect bacterial communities. Our study characterized a novel genus three newly isolated phages exhibited distinct infection strategy broad host spectrum small burst size.