Isolating novel phages using Streptomyces azureus, which produces antibiotic thiostrepton, as a host, and characterizing the genomes may help us to find new tools that could be used to develop antibiotics in addition to contribute to the databases of phages and specifically, Streptomyces phages. Streptomyces phages Alsaber, Omar, Attoomi, Rowa, and ZamZam were isolated using during this study. They were isolated from enriched soil and sequenced by Illumina sequencing method. They were isolated from three different geographical regions. They are siphoviridae phages that create small clear plaques with a diameter of approximately 0.5-1 mm, except for Rowa which has cloudy plaques, and they have varied sizes of their heads and tails. ZamZam was not characterized at this time. The sequencing shows that they are circular genome with 3' sticky overhang and various genomes' sizes with high percentage of GC content with the average of 66%. Alsaber was classified under sub-cluster BD3, while Omar was categorized under sub-cluster BD2. They share the same cluster of Cluster BD. Rowa was placed in Cluster BL and Attoomi is currently a singleton that does not fit into an established cluster. Alsaber yields 76 putative genes with no tRNA, Omar 81 putative genes with 1 tRNA. Attoomi 53 putative genes with no tRNA, and Rowa with 61 orfs and 7 tRNA. Rowa also was a putative temperate phage due to its lysogenic activity, and Row was not able to reinfect the lysogenic strain, S. azureus (Rowa). All of the isolated phages infected S. indigocolor, while only Attoomi and Rowa were able to infect S. tricolor. Upon completion of this project, we acquired more data and understanding of S. azureus phages and Actinobacteriophage in general, which will expand the scale of future research of Streptomyces bacteriophages.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1157539 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Sulaiman, Ahmad M. |
| Contributors | Hughes, Lee E., Benjamin, Robert C., Azad, Rajeev K. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | viii, 72 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Sulaiman, Ahmad M, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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