Isolation and characterization of fMGyn-Pae01, a phiKZ-like jumbo phage infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa
fMGyn-Pae01 is a phiKZ-like jumbo phage infecting P. aeruginosa. fMGyn-Pae01 uses the flagellum as its phage-binding receptor, supporting earlier suggestions that flagellum might be utilized by phiKZ but differs from some other previous findings showing that phiKZ-like phages use the type-IV pili as the phage-binding receptor.
Authors
- Saija Kiljunen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0461-7270)
- Kira Ranta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5354-1519)
- Mikael Skurnik
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Virology Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-025-02679-w
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.01
Funders
- Helsingin Yliopisto