TABLE 3.

Mass spectrometry analysis of Vi phage VI^a

Gene designation	Description	Equivalent gene in phage T7	Mol wt	No. of peptide sequences identified per protein
Vi06_30	Conserved hypothetical phage protein 16148:16414	gp6.7	9,450	13
Vi06_32	Host specificity protein B 16819:17092	gp7.3	9,862	13
Vi06_33	Predicted head-to-tail joining protein 17107:18717	gp8	59,029	47
Vi06_34	Predicted capsid assembly protein 18760:19692	gp9	34,075	7
Vi06_35	Predicted major capsid protein 19829:20881	gp10A	36,993	42
Vi06_37	Predicted tail tubular protein A 21082:21672	gp11	22,278	14
Vi06_38	Predicted tail tubular protein B 21693:24080	gp12	89,481	47
Vi06_40	Predicted internal virion protein B 24589:25179	gp14	20,778	26
Vi06_41	Predicted internal virion protein C 25186:27429	gp15	84,421	93
Vi06_42	Predicted internal virion protein D 27456:31412	gp16	143,700	105
Vi06_43	Maturation-adhesion tail fiber protein 31494: 33467	gp17	71,792	43

^aThis phage represents the array of Podoviridae phages that are the predominant type found in this Vi phage collection. A array of CDSs similar to those found with mass spectrometry of T7 phage were identified.