How do temperate bacteriophages affect the fitness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

Plahe, G; Alison, HE; Goodhead, IB; James, C

Abstract

The Liverpool Epidemic Strain(LES) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a key opportunistic bacterium and a major cause of mortality and morbidity in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. It has been established to carry distinctive prophages within its genome, providing the host bacterium with advantages through horizontal gene transfer. Several well-known partnerships between prophage and their bacterial hosts have been characterised, however, very little is known about other phage-host systems. This project explores the dynamics between Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and its phage, determining whether they confer an advantage in the CF lung.

Citation

Plahe, G., Alison, H., Goodhead, I., & James, C. How do temperate bacteriophages affect the fitness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa?. Poster presented at Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2020, Edinburgh, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2020
• Conference Location: Edinburgh, UK
• Online Publication Date: Jul 10, 2020
• Publication Date: Jul 10, 2020
• Deposit Date: Jul 28, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 28, 2020
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.ac2020.po0441
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.ac2020.po0441
• Related Public URLs: https://microbiologysociety.org/event/annual-conference/annual-conference-2020.html; https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/acmi
• Additional Information: Additional Information : ** From Crossref via Jisc Publications Router **Journal IDs: eissn 2516-8290 **History: issued 01-07-2020; published 01-07-2020; Event Type : Conference