Chapter title |
The Diversity of Bacteriophages in Hot Springs.
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Book title |
Bacteriophages
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2024
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-0716-3549-0_4 |
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Book ISBNs |
978-1-07-163548-3, 978-1-07-163549-0
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Authors |
Marks, Timothy J, Rowland, Isabella R, Marks, Timothy J., Rowland, Isabella R. |
Abstract |
Bacteriophages are ubiquitous in all environments that support microbial life. This includes hot springs, which can range in temperatures between 40 and 98 °C and pH levels between 1 and 9. Bacteriophages that survive in the higher temperatures of hot springs are known as thermophages. Thermophages have developed distinct adaptations allowing for thermostability in these extreme environments, including increased G + C DNA percentages, reliance upon the pentose phosphate metabolic pathway to avoid oxidative stress, and a codon preference for those with a GNA sequence leading to increased hydrophobic interactions and disulfide bonds. In this review, we discuss the diversity of characterized thermophages in hot spring environments that span five viral families: Myoviridae, Siphoviridae, Tectiviridae, Sphaerolipoviridae, and Inoviridae. Potential industrial and medicinal applications of thermophages will also be addressed. |
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