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Complete nucleotide sequence of the temperate bacteriophage LBR48, a new member of the family Myoviridae

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The complete genomic sequence of LBR48, a temperate bacteriophage induced from a lysogenic strain of Lactobacillus brevis, was found to be 48,211 nucleotides long and to contain 90 putative open reading frames. Based on structural characteristics obtained from microscopic analysis and nucleic acid sequence determination, phage LBR48 can be classified as a member of the family Myoviridae. Analysis of the genome showed the conserved gene order of previously reported phages of the family Siphoviridae from lactic acid bacteria, despite low nucleotide sequence similarity. Analysis of the attachment sites revealed 15-nucleotide-long core sequences.

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This work is supported by grant C00903 from National Research Foundation of Korea.

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Jang, S.H., Yoon, B.H. & Chang, H.I. Complete nucleotide sequence of the temperate bacteriophage LBR48, a new member of the family Myoviridae . Arch Virol 156, 319–322 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-010-0841-7

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