Enterococcus phage Ec-ZZ2 Genome sequencing. Bacteriophage sp.

In recent years, Enterococcus faecalis has emerged as an important opportunistic nosocomial pathogen capable of causing dangerous infection. Bacteriophages are considered as potential biological agents for the control of infectious diseases and environmental disinfection. Here, we had isolated and characterized a virulent bacteriophage (designated Ec-ZZ2) of Enterococcus faecalis, and basic biological features of Ec-ZZ2 had been carried out. According to Transmission Electron Microscopy, phage Ec-ZZ2 is morphological similar to phages belonging to the Siphoviridae family, Caudovirales order. Detailed dissection of phage genome should add valuable data to our knowledge of phages and extend our understanding of evolutionary relationships between phages and bacteria. Therefore, there is an urgent need to analyze the genomic data of phage Ec-ZZ2.