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Complete genome sequences of Escherichia coli phages Huey, Dewey, and Louie

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Bacteriophages Huey, Dewey, and Louie are new viruses infecting Escherichia coli K-12 that target its O16-type O-antigen as the host receptor. We report the genomes of these phages, which are 38,575, 40,352, and 38,040 bp in size. These viruses belong to the Lederbergvirus genus of podoviruses, similar to the well-studied model phage P22, which infects Salmonella Typhimurium.

Source: Microbiology Resource Announcements

DOI: 10.1128/mra.00270-25

Authors: Enea Maffei, Luc Willi, Alexander Harms

Institutions: University of Basel, ETH Zurich, Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health

Language: English

Topic: Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung

Awards: Phages to the front: Exploiting bacterial viruses to control antibiotic-tolerant infections, No power, no problem? Learning from viruses how to overcome the resilience of dormant, antibiotic-tolerant bacteria