| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2468559 | Veterinary Microbiology | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Streptococcus equi (S. equi subsp. equi) is widely believed to have evolved from an ancestral strain of S. zooepidemicus (S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus) based on high sequence homology. A striking difference is the absence of phage sequences from S. zooepidemicus. In this study we show that the receptor for SeP9, a temperate bacteriophage of S. equi, is the Lancefield group C carbohydrate. However, although SeP9 binds to group C carbohydrate from S. zooepidemicus, it appears not to replicate and produce plaques.
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Authors
Raksha Tiwari, John F. Timoney,