Sergio Vaca-Pacheco

The clinically isolated FIZ15 bacteriophage causes lysogenic conversion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

Abstract. FIZ15 bacteriophage, from a human clinical isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, causes lysogenic conversion in the P. aeruginosa strain PAO1. The prophage-conferred phenotypes are: (1) increased resistance to phagocytosis by mouse peritoneal macrophages; (2) increased resistance to killing by normal human serum, and (3) increased adhesion to human buccal epithelial cells. These phenotypes are related to the prophage-induced change at the level of its own bacterial receptor, which appears to be the O-antigen.

Genome Sequence of Actinobacillus seminis Strain ATCC 15768, a Reference Strain of Ovine Pathogens That Causes Infections in Reproductive Organs

ABSTRACT The draft genome sequence of Actinobacillus seminis strain ATCC 15768 is reported here. The genome comprises 22 contigs corresponding to 2.36 Mb with 40.7% G+C content and contains several genes related to virulence, including a putative RTX protein.

The Genome Sequence of Avibacterium paragallinarum Strain CL Has a Large Repertoire of Insertion Sequence Elements

ABSTRACT The draft genome sequence of Avibacterium paragallinarum strain CL serovar C is reported here. The genome comprises 154 contigs corresponding to 2.4 Mb with 41% G+C content and many insertion sequence (IS) elements, a characteristic not previously reported in A. paragallinarum.