Unphazed and Phogo: complete genome sequences of two EK1 cluster <i>Podoviridae Microbacterium</i> phages containing putative purple acid phosphatase genes
ABSTRACT We report two EK1 cluster bacteriophages isolated from soil samples using the host Microbacterium foliorum . EM imaging showed that both exhibit the podovirus morphology. Genome sequencing and annotation showed similarity with many EK1 phage genomes. Our phages contain a putative PAP gene, also expressed in plants.
Authors
- Drithi Patel
- Alexandra Heck
- Brett M. Condon
- Susan M. R. Gurney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5832-0398)
- Amy Chin
- Minahil Chaudhry
- Anjani Guda
- Manasa Mula
- Matthew T. McDonald
- Sunny H. Shastri
- Saundra L. Godshall
- Jamie M. O'Donnell
- Akhil Patel
- Jacob D. Ariel
- Mansi Patel
- Devon M. Moore
- Riya M. Solanky
- Anish K. Ponna
- Svetlana Pauley
- Elaine Ficarra
Institutions
- Rocky Vista University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (Germany) (DE)
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Drexel University (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Resource Announcements
- Published
- 2026-08-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00423-26
- Primary Topic
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Drexel University