TY - JOUR
T1 - The lactococcal phages Tuc2009 and TP901-1 incorporate two alternate forms of their tail fiber into their virions for infection specialization
AU - Stockdale, Stephen R.
AU - Mahony, Jennifer
AU - Courtin, Pascal
AU - Chapot-Chartier, Marie Pierre
AU - Van Pijkeren, Jan Peter
AU - Britton, Robert A.
AU - Neve, Horst
AU - Heller, Knut J.
AU - Aideh, Bashir
AU - Vogensen, Finn K.
AU - Van Sinderen, Douwe
PY - 2013/2/22
Y1 - 2013/2/22
N2 - Background: Siphoviridae virions often possess lytic domains facilitating host-penetration. Results: Tuc2009 and TP901-1 virions may contain full-length or truncated tail fibers, possessing or lacking a lytic domain, respectively. Conclusion: Phages with a lytic domain infect stationary phase cells better, whereas truncated derivatives have higher adsorption efficiencies. Significance: The heterogeneous phage population serves to most effectively infect bacteria where levels of cell wall crosslinkage differ.
AB - Background: Siphoviridae virions often possess lytic domains facilitating host-penetration. Results: Tuc2009 and TP901-1 virions may contain full-length or truncated tail fibers, possessing or lacking a lytic domain, respectively. Conclusion: Phages with a lytic domain infect stationary phase cells better, whereas truncated derivatives have higher adsorption efficiencies. Significance: The heterogeneous phage population serves to most effectively infect bacteria where levels of cell wall crosslinkage differ.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84874293279
U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M112.444901
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M112.444901
M3 - Article
C2 - 23300085
AN - SCOPUS:84874293279
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 288
SP - 5581
EP - 5590
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 8
ER -