Giles (bacteriophage) explained

Giles is a bacteriophage that infects Mycobacterium smegmatis bacteria.^[1] The genome of this phage is very different from that of other mycobacteriophages and is highly mosaic. More than half of its predicted genes are novel and are not seen in other species.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• Mycobacteriophage Database: Giles
• UniProt Taxonomy

Notes and References

1. Morris. P . Marinelli, LJ . Jacobs-Sera, D . Hendrix, RW . Hatfull, GF. Genomic characterization of mycobacteriophage Giles: evidence for phage acquisition of host DNA by illegitimate recombination. Journal of Bacteriology. March 2008. 190. 6. 2172–82. 10.1128/JB.01657-07. 18178732. 2258872.
2. Hatfull. GF. Jacobs-Sera, D . Lawrence, JG . Pope, WH . Russell, DA . Ko, CC . Weber, RJ . Patel, MC . Germane, KL . Edgar, RH . Hoyte, NN . Bowman, CA . Tantoco, AT . Paladin, EC . Myers, MS . Smith, AL . Grace, MS . Pham, TT . O'Brien, MB . Vogelsberger, AM . Hryckowian, AJ . Wynalek, JL . Donis-Keller, H . Helen Donis-Keller. Bogel, MW . Peebles, CL . Cresawn, SG . Hendrix, RW. Comparative genomic analysis of 60 Mycobacteriophage genomes: genome clustering, gene acquisition, and gene size. Journal of Molecular Biology. Mar 19, 2010. 397. 1. 119–43. 20064525. 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.01.011. 2830324.
3. Dedrick. Rebekah M.. Marinelli, Laura J. . Newton, Gerald L. . Pogliano, Kit . Pogliano, Joseph . Hatfull, Graham F. . Functional requirements for bacteriophage growth: gene essentiality and expression in mycobacteriophage Giles. Molecular Microbiology. May 2013. 88. 3. 577–589. 10.1111/mmi.12210 . 23560716 . 3641587.