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Complete genome analysis of an active prophage of Vibrio alginolyticus

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An active prophage, Vibrio phage ValM-yong1, was isolated from pathogenic Vibrio alginolyticus by mitomycin C induction. This phage is a member of the family Myoviridae and contains a head approximately 90 nm in diameter and a retractable tail approximately 250 nm in length. The genome of the phage is 33,851 bp in length with a G+C content of 45.6%. The noteworthy features of Vibrio phage ValM-yong1 are its flower-like head and genomic mosaicism. Here, we focus on presenting the genomic characterization of the virus.

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Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the National Key Research and Development Program (2018YFA0903000). We are also very grateful for the high-quality technical support provided by Pingping Zhan of the Electron Microscopy Laboratory of Ningbo University.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China

    Weinan Qin, Dengfeng Li & Wei Lin

  2. Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

    Weinan Qin & Yigang Tong

  3. Collage of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China

    Lihua Xu

  4. State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, 100071, China

    Wei Lin

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Qin, W., Li, D., Xu, L. et al. Complete genome analysis of an active prophage of Vibrio alginolyticus. Arch Virol 166, 891–896 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04941-8

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