Isolation and genomic analysis of a type IV pili-independent Thermus thermophilus phage, φMN1 from a Japanese hot spring

A Thermus thermophilus lytic phage was isolated from a Japanese hot spring using a type IV pili-deficient strain as an indicator host, and designated as φMN1. Electron microscopic (EM) examination revealed that φMN1 had an icosahedral head and a contractile tail, suggesting that φMN1 belonged to Myo...

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