Three novel Erwinia billingiae phages isolated from organic waste represent three new genera

Katrine Wacenius Skov Alanin; Nikoline S Olsen; Amaru Miranda Djurhuus; Alexander Byth Carstens; Tue Kjærgaard Nielsen; Natalia Wagner; René Lametsch; Frederik Bak; Rosanna Catherine Hennessy; Mette Haubjerg Nicolaisen; Witold Kot; Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

doi:10.1007/s00705-023-05700-1

Three novel Erwinia billingiae phages isolated from organic waste represent three new genera

Katrine Wacenius Skov Alanin, Nikoline S Olsen, Amaru Miranda Djurhuus, Alexander Byth Carstens, Tue Kjærgaard Nielsen, Natalia Wagner, René Lametsch, Frederik Bak, Rosanna Catherine Hennessy, Mette Haubjerg Nicolaisen, Witold Kot, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

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Abstract

Despite the ecological significance of viral communities, phages remain insufficiently studied. Current genomic databases lack high-quality phage genome sequences linked to specific bacteria. Bacteria of the genus Erwinia are known to colonize the phyllosphere of plants, both as commensals and as pathogens. We isolated three Erwinia billingiae phages-Zoomie, Pecta, and Snitter-from organic household waste. Based on sequence similarity to their closest relatives, we propose that they represent three new genera: "Pectavirus" within the family Zobellviridae, "Snittervirus" in the subfamily Tempevirinae, family Drexlerviridae, and "Zoomievirus" within the family Autographiviridae, which, together with the genus Limelightvirus, may constitute a new subfamily.

Original language	English
Article number	71
Journal	Archives of Virology
Volume	168
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0304-8608
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-023-05700-1
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Keywords

Bacteriophages/genetics
Genome, Viral
Erwinia/genetics

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Three novel Erwinia billingiae phages isolated from organic waste represent three new genera. / Alanin, Katrine Wacenius Skov; Olsen, Nikoline S ; Djurhuus, Amaru Miranda ; Carstens, Alexander Byth ; Nielsen, Tue Kjærgaard; Wagner, Natalia; Lametsch, René ; Bak, Frederik ; Hennessy, Rosanna Catherine ; Nicolaisen, Mette Haubjerg ; Kot, Witold ; Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg.

In: Archives of Virology, Vol. 168, 71, 2023.

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Alanin, Katrine Wacenius Skov ; Olsen, Nikoline S ; Djurhuus, Amaru Miranda ; Carstens, Alexander Byth ; Nielsen, Tue Kjærgaard ; Wagner, Natalia ; Lametsch, René ; Bak, Frederik ; Hennessy, Rosanna Catherine ; Nicolaisen, Mette Haubjerg ; Kot, Witold ; Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg. / Three novel Erwinia billingiae phages isolated from organic waste represent three new genera. In: Archives of Virology. 2023 ; Vol. 168.

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