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Journal of Bacteriology, July 2003, p. 3966-3971, Vol. 185, No. 13
0021-9193/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.13.3966-3971.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Genome Analysis of a Novel Shiga Toxin 1 (Stx1)-Converting Phage Which Is Closely Related to Stx2-Converting Phages but Not to Other Stx1-Converting Phages

Toshio Sato,1,2* Takeshi Shimizu,1,2 Masahisa Watarai,1,{dagger} Midori Kobayashi,1 Shigeyuki Kano,1,2 Takashi Hamabata,1,2 Yoshifumi Takeda,3,{ddagger} and Shinji Yamasaki1,2,4

Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8655,1 Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8575,2 National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8640,3 Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 591-8531, Japan4

Received 28 February 2003/ Accepted 18 April 2003

Two Stx-converting phages, designated Stx1{phi} and Stx2{phi}-II, were isolated from an Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain, Morioka V526, and their entire nucleotide sequences were determined. The genomes of both phages were similar except for the stx gene-flanking regions. Comparing these phages to other known Stx-converting phages, we concluded that Stx1{phi} is a novel Stx1-converting phage closely related to Stx2-converting phages so far reported.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan. Phone: 81-3-3202-7181, ext. 2837. Fax: 81-3-3202-7364. E-mail: tsato{at}ri.imcj.go.jp.

{dagger} Present address: Department of Applied Veterinary Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.

{ddagger} Present address: Jissen Women's University, Hino, Tokyo 191-8510, Japan.

Journal of Bacteriology, July 2003, p. 3966-3971, Vol. 185, No. 13
0021-9193/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.13.3966-3971.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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