Pf16 and phiPMW: Expanding the realm of Pseudomonas putida bacteriophages.
We present the analysis of two jeff rosenstock buffalo novel Pseudomonas putida phages, pf16 and phiPMW.Pf16 represents a peripherally related T4-like phage, and is the first of its kind infecting a Pseudomonad, with evidence suggesting cyanophage origins.Extensive divergence has resulted in pf16 occupying a newly defined clade designated as the pf