Characterization of thirteen Staphylococcus epidermidis and S. saprophyticus bacteriophages

Bes, Michèle

doi:10.1016/s0923-2516(07)80013-6

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“…As for S. aureus phages, the first interest brought to phage infecting these species relied on their use for clinical isolate typing [53,54]. Several studies report the isolation and characterization of phages from S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus [52,55,56,57], but only nine phages and prophages have been sequenced and studied, both at the molecular and physiological levels (Table S2). Among these, five phages and prophages are from S. epidermidis [51,58,59], one prophage from S. carnosus [48], two phages from S. hominis [37] and one phage from S. capitis [37].…”

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The Staphylococci Phages Family: An Overview

Deghorain

Melderen

2012

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Due to their crucial role in pathogenesis and virulence, phages of Staphylococcus aureus have been extensively studied. Most of them encode and disseminate potent staphylococcal virulence factors. In addition, their movements contribute to the extraordinary versatility and adaptability of this prominent pathogen by improving genome plasticity. In addition to S. aureus, phages from coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) are gaining increasing interest. Some of these species, such as S. epidermidis, cause nosocomial infections and are therefore problematic for public health. This review provides an overview of the staphylococcal phages family extended to CoNS phages. At the morphological level, all these phages characterized so far belong to the Caudovirales order and are mainly temperate Siphoviridae. At the molecular level, comparative genomics revealed an extensive mosaicism, with genes organized into functional modules that are frequently exchanged between phages. Evolutionary relationships within this family, as well as with other families, have been highlighted. All these aspects are of crucial importance for our understanding of evolution and emergence of pathogens among bacterial species such as Staphylococci.

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The Staphylococci Phages Family: An Overview

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Melderen

2012

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“…As far as S. epidermidis phages are concerned, nearly all reports in the literature are linked to temperate phages, which integrate their genome into that of the bacterial chromosome (4,16,18,21,24,11). A recent study reported the failure to isolate S. epidermidis phages from skin, mucous surface exudates, and breast milk (16).…”

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