Bacteriophages of Myxococcus xanthus, a Social Bacterium

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作者
Vasse, Marie [1 ]
Wielgoss, Sebastien [1 ]
机构
[1] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Integrat Biol, Univ Str 16, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
来源
VIRUSES-BASEL | 2018年 / 10卷 / 07期
关键词
myxophage; myxobacteria; social evolution; GENERALIZED TRANSDUCING PHAGE; SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMBINATION; PHYSICAL-CHARACTERIZATION; GLIDING MOTILITY; NATURAL VARIATION; EVOLUTION; MYXOBACTERIA; MX8; INTEGRATION; DIVERSITY;
D O I
10.3390/v10070374
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Bacteriophages have been used as molecular tools in fundamental biology investigations for decades. Beyond this, however, they play a crucial role in the eco-evolutionary dynamics of bacterial communities through their demographic impact and the source of genetic information they represent. The increasing interest in describing ecological and evolutionary aspects of bacteria-phage interactions has led to major insights into their fundamental characteristics, including arms race dynamics and acquired bacterial immunity. Here, we review knowledge on the phages of the myxobacteria with a major focus on phages infecting Myxococcus xanthus, a bacterial model system widely used to study developmental biology and social evolution. In particular, we focus upon the isolation of myxophages from natural sources and describe the morphology and life cycle parameters, as well as the molecular genetics and genomics of the major groups of myxophages. Finally, we propose several interesting research directions which focus on the interplay between myxobacterial host sociality and bacteria-phage interactions.
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