TABLE 1.
ORF | Function | No. of unique peptides | Coverage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
11 | Terminase small subunit | 1 | 8.1 |
13 | Portal | 21 | 46.6 |
14 | Prohead protease | 9 | 14.8 |
15 | Capsid | 31 | 75.4 |
21 | Major tail | 7 | 38.1 |
24 | Distal tail protein | 4 | 5.4 |
26 | Adsorption protein | 2 | 5.3 |
27 | Adsorption protein | 4 | 4.6 |
56 | ATP-binding cassette transporter | 2 | 7.7 |
Structural proteins extracted from purified phage particles were identified by ESI-MS/MS after separation on a 12% SDS-PAGE gel. A minimum of two independent unique peptides or 5% coverage was used as the threshold value.