The genomic and phylogenetic characterization of lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK bacteriophages BL4, BL6, and BL7 collected from aquatic samples.

Abstract

Environmental phages infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK, an opportunistic pathogen, were isolated from playa lakes in Lubbock, TX. We present the genome sequence of three lytic bacteriophages. Upon analysis of sequence similarity, we identified the viruses as a part of an unclassified species within the genus Pbunavirus in the Caudoviricetes class.