Table 1.
Genome comparison among giant vibriophages.
| Bacteriophage strain | Vibrio phage ValKK3 | Vibrio phage VH7D | Bacteriophage KVP40 | Vibrio phage phi-pp2 | Vibrio phage nt-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host species | V. alginolyticus | Vibrio strain 7D | V. parahaemolyticus | V. parahaemolyticus | V. natriegens |
| GenBank accession no. | KP671755 | KC131129 | AY283928 | JN849462 | HQ317393 |
| Head length (nm) | 140 | 155 | 140 | 150 | 120 |
| Head diameter (nm) | 79 | 75 | 70 | 90 | 70 |
| Tail length (nm) | 120 | Not reported | 130 | 120 | 110 |
| Genome size (bp) | 248,088 | 246,964 | 244,834 | 246,421 | 247,511 |
| Blastn identity (%) | 100 | 99 | 81 | 81 | 85 |
| ORF number | 390 | 378 | 386 | 383 | 379 |
| G + C level (%) | 41.2 | 41.3 | 42.6 | 42.7 | 41.3 |
| Reference | This study | Luo et al. [4] | Miller et al. [5], Matsuzaki et al. [6] | Lin and Lin [7] | Comeau et al. [8], Zachary [9] |