Phage vB_KlebPS_265 Active Against Resistant/MDR and Hypermucoid K2 Strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> is an important opportunistic pathogen often resistant to antibiotics. Specific phages can be useful in eliminating infection caused by <i>K. pneumoniae</i>. <i>Klebsiella</i> phage vB_KlebPS_265 (KlebP_265) and its host strain were is...
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| author | Vyacheslav I. Yakubovskij Vera V. Morozova Yuliya N. Kozlova Artem Yu. Tikunov Valeria A. Fedorets Elena V. Zhirakovskaya Igor V. Babkin Alevtina V. Bardasheva Nina V. Tikunova |
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| description | <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> is an important opportunistic pathogen often resistant to antibiotics. Specific phages can be useful in eliminating infection caused by <i>K. pneumoniae</i>. <i>Klebsiella</i> phage vB_KlebPS_265 (KlebP_265) and its host strain were isolated from the sputum of a patient with <i>Klebsiella</i> infection. KlebP_265 was specific mainly to <i>K. pneumoniae</i>-type K2 strains including hypermucoid strains. Most of the hypermucoid KlebP_265-susceptible strains were antibiotic-resistant. This siphophage demonstrated good lytic activity and stability. The KlebP_265 genome was 46,962 bp and contained 88 putative genes; functions were predicted for 37 of them. No genes encoding integrases, toxins, or antibiotic resistance were found in the genome. So, KlebP_265 could potentially be a therapeutic phage. Comparative analysis indicated that KlebP_265 with the most relative <i>Klebsiella</i> phage DP01 formed the putative <i>Dipiunovirus</i> genus. Genome analysis revealed a large monophyletic group of phages related to KlebP_265 and DP01. This group is divided into two monophyletic clusters of phages forming new putative subfamilies <i>Skatevirinae</i> and <i>Roufvirinae</i>. Phylogenetic analysis showed extensive gene exchange between phages from the putative subfamilies. Horizontal transfer even involved conservative genes and led to clear genomic mosaicism, indicating multiple recombination events in the ancestral phages during evolution. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-29711f8523664b51a3fd6ddabf2e08c92025-01-24T13:52:32ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152025-01-011718310.3390/v17010083Phage vB_KlebPS_265 Active Against Resistant/MDR and Hypermucoid K2 Strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>Vyacheslav I. Yakubovskij0Vera V. Morozova1Yuliya N. Kozlova2Artem Yu. Tikunov3Valeria A. Fedorets4Elena V. Zhirakovskaya5Igor V. Babkin6Alevtina V. Bardasheva7Nina V. Tikunova8Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> is an important opportunistic pathogen often resistant to antibiotics. Specific phages can be useful in eliminating infection caused by <i>K. pneumoniae</i>. <i>Klebsiella</i> phage vB_KlebPS_265 (KlebP_265) and its host strain were isolated from the sputum of a patient with <i>Klebsiella</i> infection. KlebP_265 was specific mainly to <i>K. pneumoniae</i>-type K2 strains including hypermucoid strains. Most of the hypermucoid KlebP_265-susceptible strains were antibiotic-resistant. This siphophage demonstrated good lytic activity and stability. The KlebP_265 genome was 46,962 bp and contained 88 putative genes; functions were predicted for 37 of them. No genes encoding integrases, toxins, or antibiotic resistance were found in the genome. So, KlebP_265 could potentially be a therapeutic phage. Comparative analysis indicated that KlebP_265 with the most relative <i>Klebsiella</i> phage DP01 formed the putative <i>Dipiunovirus</i> genus. Genome analysis revealed a large monophyletic group of phages related to KlebP_265 and DP01. This group is divided into two monophyletic clusters of phages forming new putative subfamilies <i>Skatevirinae</i> and <i>Roufvirinae</i>. Phylogenetic analysis showed extensive gene exchange between phages from the putative subfamilies. Horizontal transfer even involved conservative genes and led to clear genomic mosaicism, indicating multiple recombination events in the ancestral phages during evolution.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/83<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>K2-typemolecular serotypingbacteriophagephage therapygenome mosaicism |
| spellingShingle | Vyacheslav I. Yakubovskij Vera V. Morozova Yuliya N. Kozlova Artem Yu. Tikunov Valeria A. Fedorets Elena V. Zhirakovskaya Igor V. Babkin Alevtina V. Bardasheva Nina V. Tikunova Phage vB_KlebPS_265 Active Against Resistant/MDR and Hypermucoid K2 Strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Viruses <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> K2-type molecular serotyping bacteriophage phage therapy genome mosaicism |
| title | Phage vB_KlebPS_265 Active Against Resistant/MDR and Hypermucoid K2 Strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> |
| title_full | Phage vB_KlebPS_265 Active Against Resistant/MDR and Hypermucoid K2 Strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> |
| title_fullStr | Phage vB_KlebPS_265 Active Against Resistant/MDR and Hypermucoid K2 Strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phage vB_KlebPS_265 Active Against Resistant/MDR and Hypermucoid K2 Strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> |
| title_short | Phage vB_KlebPS_265 Active Against Resistant/MDR and Hypermucoid K2 Strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> |
| title_sort | phage vb klebps 265 active against resistant mdr and hypermucoid k2 strains of i klebsiella pneumoniae i |
| topic | <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> K2-type molecular serotyping bacteriophage phage therapy genome mosaicism |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/83 |
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