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. 2012 Dec;86(24):13806-7.
doi: 10.1128/JVI.02546-12.

Complete genome sequence of Cronobacter sakazakii bacteriophage vB_CsaM_GAP161

Reza Abbasifar  1 , Andrew M Kropinski, Parviz M Sabour, Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann, Erika J Lingohr, Mansel W Griffiths
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Complete genome sequence of Cronobacter sakazakii bacteriophage vB_CsaM_GAP161

Reza Abbasifar et al. J Virol. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic pathogen that causes infant meningitis and is often associated with milk-based infant formula. We have fully sequenced the genome of a newly isolated lytic C. sakazakii myovirus, vB_CsaM_GAP161, briefly named GAP161. It consists of 178,193 bp and has a G+C content of 44.5%. A total of 277 genes, including 275 open reading frames and two tRNA-encoding genes, were identified. This phage is closely related to coliphages RB16 and RB43 and Klebsiella pneumoniae phage KP15.

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