Table 3.
Phage characteristics of each phage group. Because Colly has the same characteristics as Molly, it is not especially mentioned in the table. Lysis genes are stated as N-acetylmuramidase (M), N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine-amidase (A), Glycosid Hydrolase 19 (GH), L-alanine-D-glutamine-peptidase (P), spanin (S), holin (H).
| Phage genus | Host genus | Genome size [kbp] | %GC | ORFs | # tRNAs | # tmRNAs | # integrases | Lysis genes | Genome ends | Circularly closed | Capsid diameter [nm] | Tail length [nm] | Tail width [nm] | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly | Maribacter | 124.2 | 36.2 | 193–201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A | n.d. | yes | 74.9 ± 3.6 | 101.5 ± 6.3 | 18.1 ± 1.6 | myoviridal |
| Gundel | Tenacibaculum | 78.5 | 30.4 | 118 | 10 | 0 | 0 | P | short DTRs | yes | 60.5 ± 5.2 | 22.7 ± 3.2 | n.a. | podoviridal |
| Calle | Cellulophaga | 73.0 | 38.1 | 85–86 | 20 | 1 | 0 | A | n.d. | yes | 60.3 ± 3.0 | 23.0 ± 5.5 | 13.5 ± 2.4 | podoviridal |
| Nekkels | Cellulophaga | 53.3–54.3 | 31.5 | 93–94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GH, S | n.d. | yes | 57.8 ± 5.0 | 141.0 ± 7.9 | 13.0 ± 1.5 | siphoviridal |
| Omtje | Cellulophaga | 6.6 | 31.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A | n.d. | yes | 52.3 ± 4.6 | n.a. | n.a. | non tailed |
| Ingeline | Cellulophaga | 42.6 | 32.2 | 49–50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | S | n.d. | yes | 59.0 ± 5.3 | 132.9 ± 19.3 | 11.2 ± 1.7 | siphoviridal |
| Leef | Polaribacter | 37.5 | 29.7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | M | Cos 3' | yes | 49.2 ± 3.6 | 138.7 ± 9.6 | 11.1 ± 2.0 | siphoviridal |
| Danklef | Polaribacter | 47.2–48.2 | 28.9 | 76–78 | 1 | 0 | 1 | M | n.d. | yes | 46.1 ± 2.2 | 157.4 ± 4.6 | 12.1 ± 1.8 | siphoviridal |
| Freya | Polaribacter | 44.0–48.9 | 28.9 | 66–78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n.d. | yes | 53.9 ± 4.7 | 151.0 ± 8.2 | 13.1 ± 2.0 | siphoviridal |
| Peternella | Winogradskyella | 39.6 | 35.3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | A, H | Mu-like | no | 52.3 ± 4.2 | 105.8 ± 7.4 | 16.4 ± 2.4 | myoviridal |
| Harreka | Olleya | 43.2 | 32.0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GH | n.d. | yes | 44.3 ± 3.6 | 123.8 ± 8.0 | 14.3 ± 2.0 | myoviridal |
Genome ends were predicted with PhageTerm. Due to sequencing method and ambiguous results not for all phage genomes ends were determined (n.d.). For Omtje and Gundel, having no tail and a very pointy tail, respectively, the tail length and tail width measurements were not applicable (n.a.).