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International Journal of Molecular Sciences
MDPI
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Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is an infectious disease that seriously affects human life and health. Despite centuries of efforts to control it, in recent years, the
emergence of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens of M. tuberculosis due to various factors has
exacerbated the disease, posing a serious threat to global health. Therefore, a new method to control
M. tuberculosis is urgently needed. Phages, viruses that specifically infect bacteria, have emerged as
potential biocontrol agents for bacterial pathogens due to their host specificity. In this study, a mycobacterium phage, Henu3, was isolated from soil around a hospital. The particle morphology, biological characteristics, genomics and phylogeny of Henu3 were characterized. Additionally, to explore the balance between phage resistance and stress response, phage Henu3-resistant strains 0G10
and 2E1 were screened by sequence passage and bidirectional validation methods, which significantly improved the sensitivity of phage to antibiotics (cefotaxime and kanamycin). By whole-genome re-sequencing of strains 0G10 and 2E1, 12 genes involved in cell-wall synthesis, transporterencoded genes, two-component regulatory proteins and transcriptional regulatory factor-encoded
genes were found to have mutations. These results suggest that phage Henu3 has the potential to
control M. tuberculosis pathogens, and phage Henu3 has the potential to be a new potential solution
for the treatment of M. tuberculosis infection.
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