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Microbiology 152 (2006), 1701-1708; DOI  10.1099/mic.0.28712-0
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Microbiology 152 (2006), 1701-1708; DOI  10.1099/mic.0.28712-0
© 2006 Society for General Microbiology

A generalized transducing phage ({phi}IF3) for the genomically sequenced Serratia marcescens strain Db11: a tool for functional genomics of an opportunistic human pathogen

Nicola K. Petty1, Ian J. Foulds1, Elizabeth Pradel2,{dagger}, Jonathan J. Ewbank2 and George P. C. Salmond1

1 Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Building O, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK
2 Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy, INSERM/CNRS/Université de la Mediterranée, Case 906, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France

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George P. C. Salmond
gpcs{at}mole.bio.cam.ac.uk

A bacteriophage ({phi}IF3) capable of mediating generalized transduction in Serratia marcescens strain Db11 has been isolated and characterized. The genome of this Serratia strain has recently been sequenced and is likely to become the reference strain for S. marcescens researchers. {phi}IF3 is most likely a virulent phage, which can transduce markers at frequencies of 10–6 transductants per p.f.u. It has a lipopolysaccharide receptor and was determined to have a latent period of 50 min and a burst size of approximately 100 phages. The phage DNA was resistant to digestion with restriction enzymes. Electron microscopy showed {phi}IF3 to be a member of the family Myoviridae. This is the first report of a generalized transducing phage able to infect Db11 and this phage will be a valuable tool for functional genomic analysis of the pathogen host.

{dagger}Present address: Equipe Inserm E0364, IBL, Institut Pasteur de Lille, BP447, 59021 Lille Cedex, France.




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