# Isolation and genomic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophages from Chennai, India **Authors:** Shankaregowdanakopalu Jagadeesh Deepak, Porteen Kannan, Wilfred Ruban Savariraj, Anbazhagan S, Elango Ayyasamy, Senthil Kumar Tuticorin Maragatham Alagesan, Narendra Babu Ravindran, Sureshkannan Sundaram, Nithya Quintoil Mohanadasse, Teresa D. Shippy, Charley A. Cull, Gizem Levent, Raghavendra G. Amachawadi PMC · DOI: 10.1128/mra.01209-23 · Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2024-03-08 ## TL;DR This paper describes the isolation and genomic analysis of two new bacteriophages from India that target Staphylococcus aureus. ## Contribution The study introduces two novel lytic bacteriophages with detailed genomic and structural characterization. ## Key findings - Two lytic bacteriophages, TANUVAS_MVC-VPHSA1 and TANUVAS_MVC-VPHSA2, were isolated and characterized. - The phages belong to the Caudoviricetes and have nearly identical genome sizes of 50,505 and 50,516 base pairs. - Both phages exhibit a GC content of 41.4% in their genomes. ## Abstract We isolated and characterized two lytic bacteriophages against Staphylococcus aureus named TANUVAS_MVC-VPHSA1 and TANUVAS_MVC-VPHSA2, with the aim of investigating their genomic and structural features. The bacteriophages belong to the Caudoviricetes, and their genomes have sizes of 50,505 and 50,516 base pairs with a GC content of 41.4%. ## Linked entities - **Species:** Staphylococcus aureus (taxon 1280) ## Full-text entities - **Species:** Staphylococcus aureus (species) [taxon 1280] ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11008210/full.md ## Figures 1 figure with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11008210/full.md ## References 17 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11008210/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11008210