Clokie, Martha R. J. , Millard, Andrew D., Wilson, William H. and Mann, Nicholas H. (2003) Encapsidation of host DNA by bacteriophages infecting marine Synechococcus strains. In: 8th Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME-8), Sicily, Italy, 25-29 Oct 2002. Published in: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Volume 46 (Number 3). pp. 349-352.

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Abstract

It has been speculated that horizontal gene transfer might be important in the evolution of strains of the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus and that phages might mediate this process, but until now there has been no direct evidence to support this idea. We have rigorously purified bacteriophages (eyanomyoviruses) from their Synechococcus host and performed a series of experiments on phage-encapsidated DNA to reveal the presence of chromosomal Synechococcus DNA. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction has shown that similar to1 in 10(5) Synechococcus phage particles contain a host marker gene in their capsids. This is the first study that has shown that phages infecting marine Synechococcus strains can package host DNA and this provides evidence for the potential importance of these phage in horizontal gene transfer. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Translational & Systems Medicine > Microbiology & Infection Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title:	FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	0168-6496
Official Date:	5 December 2003
Volume:	Volume 46
Number:	Number 3
Number of Pages:	4
Page Range:	pp. 349-352
Identification Number:	10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00247-2
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	8th Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME-8)
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Sicily, Italy
Date(s) of Event:	25-29 Oct 2002
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/8964

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