StenM_174: A Novel Podophage That Infects a Wide Range of Stenotrophomonas spp. and Suggests a New Subfamily in the Family Autographiviridae
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was discovered as a soil bacterium associated with the rhizosphere.Later, S.maltophilia was found to be a multidrug-resistant hospital-associated pathogen.Lytic bacteriophages are prospective antimicrobials; therefore, there is a need for the isolation and characterization of new Stenotrophomonas phages.The phage StenM_