Bacteriophage P22 SieA mediated superinfection exclusion.
Justin C LeavittBrianna M WoodburyEddie B GilcreaseCharles M BridgesCarolyn M TeschkeSherwood R CasjensPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
Phage P22 SieA protein blocks DNA injection by P22-like phagesSieA is an inner membrane proteinHybrid P22 phages with phage HK620 ejection proteins partially escape SieA exclusionSieA escape mutants of P22 alter the gp16 and 20 proteins that form the DNA ejection tube.