Isolation and characterisation of novel phages infecting Lactobacillus plantarum and proposal of a new genus, \"Silenusvirus\".
I. Kyrkou, A. Byth Carstens, L. Ellegaard-Jensen, W. Kot, A. Zervas, A. M. Djurhuus, H. Neve, C. M. A. P. Franz, M. Hansen, L. Hestbjerg Hansen
The paper isolates and characterizes novel phages infecting Lactobacillus plantarum, proposes a new genus Silenusvirus, and supports classification into the Siphoviridae family.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2019Microbiology