PBSX prophage

Parent categories	5. Prophages and mobile genetic elements 5.1. Prophages
Neighbouring categories	5.1.1. PBSX prophage 5.1.2. SPß prophage 5.1.3. Skin element 5.1.4. Prophage 1 5.1.5. Prophage 3 5.1.6. Phage-related functions
Related categories	Xre regulon
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

Important note

• A strain devoid of PBSX prophage , SP-beta prophage and the Skin element (TF8A) as well as a strain devoid of all six prophages of the 168 genome (D6) is available in Jan Maarten van Dijl's lab PubMed

Genes in this functional category

• pghB
• xepA
• xhlA
• xhlB
• xkdA
• xkdB
• xkdC
• xkdD
• xkdE
• xkdF
• xkdG
• xkdH
• xkdI
• xkdJ
• xkdK
• xkdM
• xkdN
• xkdO
• xkdP
• xkdQ
• xkdR
• xkdS
• xkdT
• xkdU
• xkdV
• xkdW
• xkdX
• xkzA
• xkzB
• xlyA
• xlyB
• xpf
• xre
• xtmA
• xtmB
• xtrA
• yjqA

• yjqC
• yjzJ
• ykzK
• ykzL
• ykzM

References

Helga Westers, Ronald Dorenbos, Jan Maarten van Dijl, Jorrit Kabel, Tony Flanagan, Kevin M Devine, Florence Jude, Simone J Seror, Aaron C Beekman, Elise Darmon, Caroline Eschevins, Anne de Jong, Sierd Bron, Oscar P Kuipers, Alessandra M Albertini, Haike Antelmann, Michael Hecker, Nicola Zamboni, Uwe Sauer, Claude Bruand, Dusko S Ehrlich, Juan C Alonso, Margarita Salas, Wim J Quax
Genome engineering reveals large dispensable regions in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Biol Evol: 2003, 20(12);2076-90
[PubMed:12949151] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Key publications

S Krogh, S T Jørgensen, K M Devine
Lysis genes of the Bacillus subtilis defective prophage PBSX.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(8);2110-7
[PubMed:9555893] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

S Krogh, M O'Reilly, N Nolan, K M Devine
The phage-like element PBSX and part of the skin element, which are resident at different locations on the Bacillus subtilis chromosome, are highly homologous.
Microbiology (Reading): 1996, 142 ( Pt 8);2031-40
[PubMed:8760915] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

G E McDonnell, H Wood, K M Devine, D J McConnell
Genetic control of bacterial suicide: regulation of the induction of PBSX in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1994, 176(18);5820-30
[PubMed:8083174] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

P F Longchamp, C Mauël, D Karamata
Lytic enzymes associated with defective prophages of Bacillus subtilis: sequencing and characterization of the region comprising the N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase gene of prophage PBSX.
Microbiology (Reading): 1994, 140 ( Pt 8);1855-67
[PubMed:7921239] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

H E Wood, M T Dawson, K M Devine, D J McConnell
Characterization of PBSX, a defective prophage of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1990, 172(5);2667-74
[PubMed:2110147] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L M Anderson, K F Bott
DNA packaging by the Bacillus subtilis defective bacteriophage PBSX.
J Virol: 1985, 54(3);773-80
[PubMed:3923209] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)