New insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry

Despite phages’ ubiquitous presence and great importance in shaping microbial communities, little is known about the diversity of specific phages in different ecological niches. Here, we isolated, sequenced, and characterized 38 Escherichia coli-infecting phages (coliphages) from poultry faeces to g...

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Main Authors: Sørensen, P.E., Broeck, W. van den, Kiil, K., Jasinskyte, D., Butaye, P., Moodley, Arshnee, Garmyn, A., Ingmer, H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109674
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author Sørensen, P.E.
Broeck, W. van den
Kiil, K.
Jasinskyte, D.
Butaye, P.
Moodley, Arshnee
Garmyn, A.
Ingmer, H.
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Butaye, P.
Garmyn, A.
Ingmer, H.
Jasinskyte, D.
Kiil, K.
Moodley, Arshnee
Sørensen, P.E.
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Broeck, W. van den
Kiil, K.
Jasinskyte, D.
Butaye, P.
Moodley, Arshnee
Garmyn, A.
Ingmer, H.
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description Despite phages’ ubiquitous presence and great importance in shaping microbial communities, little is known about the diversity of specific phages in different ecological niches. Here, we isolated, sequenced, and characterized 38 Escherichia coli-infecting phages (coliphages) from poultry faeces to gain a better understanding of the coliphage diversity in the poultry intestine. All phages belonged to either the Siphoviridae or Myoviridae family and their genomes ranged between 44,324 and 173,384 bp, with a G+C content between 35.5 and 46.4%. Phylogenetic analysis was performed based on single “marker” genes; the terminase large subunit, portal protein, and exonucleases, as well as the full draft genomes. Single gene analysis resulted in six distinct clusters. Only minor differences were observed between the different phylogenetic analyses, including branch lengths and additional duplicate or triplicate subclustering. Cluster formation was according to genome size, G+C content and phage subfamily. Phylogenetic analysis based on the full genomes supported these clusters. Moreover, several of our Siphoviridae phages might represent a novel unclassified phage genus. This study allowed for identification of several novel coliphages and provides new insights to the coliphage diversity in the intestine of poultry. Great diversity was observed amongst the phages, while they were isolated from an otherwise similar ecosystem.
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spelling CGSpace1096742024-05-01T08:17:42Z New insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry Sørensen, P.E. Broeck, W. van den Kiil, K. Jasinskyte, D. Butaye, P. Moodley, Arshnee Garmyn, A. Ingmer, H. poultry biodiversity bacteriophages Despite phages’ ubiquitous presence and great importance in shaping microbial communities, little is known about the diversity of specific phages in different ecological niches. Here, we isolated, sequenced, and characterized 38 Escherichia coli-infecting phages (coliphages) from poultry faeces to gain a better understanding of the coliphage diversity in the poultry intestine. All phages belonged to either the Siphoviridae or Myoviridae family and their genomes ranged between 44,324 and 173,384 bp, with a G+C content between 35.5 and 46.4%. Phylogenetic analysis was performed based on single “marker” genes; the terminase large subunit, portal protein, and exonucleases, as well as the full draft genomes. Single gene analysis resulted in six distinct clusters. Only minor differences were observed between the different phylogenetic analyses, including branch lengths and additional duplicate or triplicate subclustering. Cluster formation was according to genome size, G+C content and phage subfamily. Phylogenetic analysis based on the full genomes supported these clusters. Moreover, several of our Siphoviridae phages might represent a novel unclassified phage genus. This study allowed for identification of several novel coliphages and provides new insights to the coliphage diversity in the intestine of poultry. Great diversity was observed amongst the phages, while they were isolated from an otherwise similar ecosystem. 2020-09-16 2020-09-28T18:12:58Z 2020-09-28T18:12:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109674 en Open Access Springer Sørensen, P.E., Broeck, W. Van Den, Kiil, K., Jasinskyte, D., Moodley, A., Garmyn, A., Ingmer, H. and Butaye, P. 2020. New insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry. Scientific Reports 10: 15220.
spellingShingle poultry
biodiversity
bacteriophages
Sørensen, P.E.
Broeck, W. van den
Kiil, K.
Jasinskyte, D.
Butaye, P.
Moodley, Arshnee
Garmyn, A.
Ingmer, H.
New insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry
title New insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry
title_full New insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry
title_fullStr New insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry
title_full_unstemmed New insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry
title_short New insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry
title_sort new insights into the biodiversity of coliphages in the intestine of poultry
topic poultry
biodiversity
bacteriophages
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