Corynebacteriophage

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A corynebacteriophage (or just corynephage) is a DNA-containing bacteriophage specific for bacteria of genus Corynebacterium as its host.[1]

Corynebacterium diphtheriae virus[2] strain Corynebacterium diphtheriae phage[2] (aka Corynephage β[3] or just β-phage[4][5]) introduces toxigenicity into strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae as it encodes diphtheria toxin,[6][7][8][5][4] it has subtypes beta c and beta vir.[9]

According to proposed taxonomic classification, corynephages β and ω are unclassified members of the genus Lambdavirus, family Siphoviridae.[3][10]

References[]

  1. ^ NCBI: Corynephages (list)
  2. ^ a b NCBI: Corynebacterium diphtheriae virus/phage (species)
  3. ^ a b NCBI: Corynephage beta (species)
  4. ^ a b SIB: Modulation of host virulence by virus. Expasy: ViralZone. Accessed 18 Feb 2021
  5. ^ a b SIB: Viral exotoxin. Expasy: ViralZone. Accessed 18 Feb 2021
  6. ^ Julie K. Segman, ed. (2006). Stedman's Medical Dictionary (28th ed.). Baltimore, Maryland: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 449. ISBN 978-0-7817-3390-8.
  7. ^ TABLE 1. Bacterial virulence properties altered by bacteriophages from Wagner PL, Waldor MK (August 2002). "Bacteriophage control of bacterial virulence". Infection and Immunity. 70 (8): 3985–93. doi:10.1128/IAI.70.8.3985-3993.2002. PMC 128183. PMID 12117903.
  8. ^ L. P. Johnson, M. A. Tomai, P. M. Schlievert: Bacteriophage Involvement in Group A Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A Production. In: Journal Of Bacteriology, Volume 166, No. 2, May 1986, pp 623-627
  9. ^ Costa, J. J.; Michel, J. L.; Rappuoli, R; Murphy, J. R. (1981). "Restriction map of corynebacteriophages beta c and beta vir and physical localization of the diphtheria tox operon". Journal of Bacteriology. 148 (1): 124–30. doi:10.1128/JB.148.1.124-130.1981. PMC 216174. PMID 6270058.
  10. ^ NCBI: Corynephage omega (species)
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