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Fig. 3

From: Insights into the genome architecture and evolution of Shiga toxin encoding bacteriophages of Escherichia coli

Fig. 3

Common genomic structure of Stx phages. To maintain consistency, all genomes were set to start at their terminase genes. Three general modules are identified. The first is related with DNA-packaging and morphogenesis (e.g. capsid, tails, packaging genes); The second is composed by the integration cassette and regulatory genes (e.g. lexA, Cro, Q antiterminator); The third is composed by the virulence (Shiga toxin A and B genes) and the lytic cassette (holin (S), endolysin (R) and i-spainin/o-spanin (Rz/Rz1) genes)

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