Ralstonia phage RSA1
| Ralstonia phage RSA1 | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
| Family: | Myoviridae |
| Subfamily: | Peduovirinae |
| Genus: | P2-like viruses |
| Species: | Ralstonia phage RSA1 |
Ralstonia phage RSA1 is a virus of the family Myoviridae, genus P2-like viruses.[1][2]
As a member of the group I of the Baltimore classification, Ralstonia phage RSA1 is a dsDNA viruses. All the Myoviridae family members share a nonenveloped morphology consisting of a head and a tail separated by a neck. Its genome is linear. The propagation of the virions includes the attaching to a host cell (a bacteria, as Ralstonia phage RSA1 is a bacteriophage) and the injection of the double stranded DNA; the host transcribes and translates it to manufacture new particles. To replicate its genetic content requires host cell DNA polymerases and, hence, the process is highly dependent on the cell cycle.[3]
Its genome is 38,760 base pairs long with 65.3% of GC content and 5′-extruding cohesive ends; contains 51 open reading frames.[4]
References
- ↑ International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) (2011). "Master Species List of 2011, version 2". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Adams, MJ; Carstens, EB (2012). "Ratification vote on taxonomic proposals to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2012)". Archives of Virology 157 (7): 1411–22. doi:10.1007/s00705-012-1299-6. PMID 22481600.
- ↑ Baltimore, D (1971). "Expression of animal virus genomes". Bacteriological reviews 35 (3): 235–41. PMC 378387. PMID 4329869.
- ↑ Fujiwara, A; Kawasaki, T; Usami, S; Fujie, M; Yamada, T (2008). "Genomic Characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum Phage φRSA1 and Its Related Prophage (φRSX) in Strain GMI1000". Journal of Bacteriology 190 (1): 143–156. doi:10.1128/JB.01158-07. PMC 2223755. PMID 17965167.