Complete Genome Sequence of vB_EcoM_112, a T-Even-Type Bacteriophage Specific for Escherichia coli O157:H7

Brid Coffey; R Paul Ross; Gary O'Flynn; Orla O'Sullivan; Aidan Casey; Michael Callanan; Aidan Coffey; Olivia McAuliffe

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00393-14

Complete Genome Sequence of vB_EcoM_112, a T-Even-Type Bacteriophage Specific for Escherichia coli O157:H7

Genome Announc. 2014 Nov 13;2(6):e00393-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00393-14.

Authors

Brid Coffey, R Paul Ross¹, Gary O'Flynn¹, Orla O'Sullivan¹, Aidan Casey, Michael Callanan¹, Aidan Coffey², Olivia McAuliffe³

Affiliations

¹ Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland.
² Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland.
³ Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland olivia.mcauliffe@teagasc.ie.

Abstract

Bacteriophage vB_EcoM_112 (formerly e11/2) is an Escherichia coli phage with specificity for the O157:H7 serotype. The vB_EcoM_112 genome sequence shares high degrees of similarity with the phage T4 genome sequence.