Fraction of available aquatic bacterial genomes (as of 2011) that were positive for PM2-like proviruses

Value 4 %
Organism bacteria
Reference Krupovic M, Prangishvili D, Hendrix RW, Bamford DH. Genomics of bacterial and archaeal viruses: dynamics within the prokaryotic virosphere. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2011 Dec75(4):610-35. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00011-11 p.617 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID22126996
Primary Source [143] Krupovic M, Bamford DH. Putative prophages related to lytic tailless marine dsDNA phage PM2 are widespread in the genomes of aquatic bacteria. BMC Genomics. 2007 Jul 16 8: 236 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-8-236PubMed ID17634101
Method Primary source abstract: "Here [investigators] identified thirteen putative prophages (viral genomes integrated into bacterial chromosome) closely related to the virulent icosahedral tailless lipid-containing bacteriophage PM2. Using the comparative genomics approach, [they] present evidence to support the viral "self" hypothesis and divide genes of the bacteriophage PM2 and related prophages into "self" and "nonself" categories." For "self" and "nonself" definitions see primary source abstract
Comments P.617 left column 2nd paragraph: "However, a bioinformatic survey revealed that PM2-like proviruses are relatively abundant in the genomes of aquatic bacteria: 4% of available aquatic bacterial genomes (n = 269) were positive for PM2-like proviruses (primary source)."
Entered by Uri M
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