Prophages in Bacteroides fragilis: Distribution and genetic diversity
We demonstrated a wide distribution and high conservation degree of the prophages among <i>B. fragilis</i> genomes. Diversity observed within prophages could reflect the major adaptability of pathogenic strains and that low pressure exerted in the gut of healthy individuals could be related to the high conservation degree of prophage regions in human commensal strains.
Authors
- Paolo Gaibani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3791-8635)
- Rocco Latorre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2737-8233)
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- Pain Management Institute (US)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona (IT)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42755
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.96
Funders
- New York University
- Università degli Studi di Verona