Characterization of a lytic cyanophage that infects the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | Zendy

Sigitas Šulčius | Zendy; Eugenijus Šimoliūnas | Zendy; J. Staniulis | Zendy; Judita Koreivienė | Zendy; Paulius Baltrušis | Zendy; Rolandas Meškys | Zendy; Ričardas Paškauskas | Zendy

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Characterization of a lytic cyanophage that infects the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Author(s) -

Sigitas Šulčius,

Eugenijus Šimoliūnas,

J. Staniulis,

Judita Koreivienė,

Paulius Baltrušis,

Rolandas Meškys,

Ričardas Paškauskas

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

fems microbiology ecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.377

H-Index - 155

eISSN - 1574-6941

pISSN - 0168-6496

DOI - 10.1093/femsec/fiu012

Subject(s) - aphanizomenon , biology , lytic cycle , microbiology and biotechnology , population , cyanobacteria , virology , anabaena , genetics , bacteria , virus , demography , sociology

Vb-AphaS-CL131 is a novel cyanosiphovirus that infects harmful Aphanizomenon flos-aquae. This cyanophage has an isometric head, 97 nm in diameter and a long, flexible non-contractile tail, 361 nm long. With a genome size of ~120 kb, it is the second largest cyanosiphovirus isolated to date. The latent period was estimated to be ~36 h and a single infected cell produces, on average, 218 infectious cyanophages. Cyanophage infection significantly suppresses host biomass production and alters population phenotype.

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