Four novel siphoviruses demonstrate unique genomic features in Mycobacterium smegmatis, suggesting evolutionary insights.
Four novel cluster A1 siphoviruses, Applejack, Hermia, LilBib, and QTRlifeCrisis, were isolated on Mycobacterium smegmatis . Their complete genome sequences are 49,633–50,325 bp in length and encode 80–91 protein-coding genes. Applejack and LilBib encode metallophosphatases containing inteins, and Applejack encodes a DNA methylase that contains an out-of-frame HNH endonuclease.
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