Genome analysis of a novel Shiga toxin 1 (Stx1)-converting phage which is closely related to Stx2-converting phages but not to other Stx1-converting phages |
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| Authors: | Sato Toshio Shimizu Takeshi Watarai Masahisa Kobayashi Midori Kano Shigeyuki Hamabata Takashi Takeda Yoshifumi Yamasaki Shinji |
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| Affiliation: | Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan. tsato@ri.imcj.go.jp |
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| Abstract: | Two Stx-converting phages, designated Stx1 phi and Stx2 phi-II, were isolated from an Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain, Morioka V526, and their entire nucleotide sequences were determined. The genomes of both phages were similar except for the stx gene-flanking regions. Comparing these phages to other known Stx-converting phages, we concluded that Stx1 phi is a novel Stx1-converting phage closely related to Stx2-converting phages so far reported. |
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