CTXφ Bacteriophage

Overview

Figure 1: Filamentous phage(s) under an electron microscope (left), an artist's rendition, and some computer-generated models of varying proteins found in the head, neck, and tail fibers. From Gagic d. et al.
Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00429/full

The CTXφ bacteriophage (or CTXphi bacteriophage) is a lysogenic, single-stranded DNA filamentous phage that is responsible for turning the previously non-infectious Vibrio cholerae into a highly pathogenic microbe that causes disease in humans.,

Genetic Material

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Infection, Replication & Lysing of Host Cell

Colony of Marburg virus. Transmission electron microscope image taken by Dr. Tom Geisbert

Figure 2: The life cycle of the CTXφ Bacteriophage with Vibrio cholerae as its host.
Link: wordpress.com/2020/04/25/a-bacteriophage-makes-v-cholera-a-killerbug/

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CT & non-CT Toxins

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Conclusion

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Edited by Tara Cerny, student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 116 Information in Living Systems, 2019, Kenyon College.