Editing Bacillus cereus (section)

== Bacteriophages ==
Bacteria of the ''B.&nbsp;cereus'' group are infected by [[bacteriophage]]s belonging to the family [[Tectivirus|Tectiviridae]]. This family includes tailless phages that have a [[lipid membrane]] or vesicle beneath the icosahedral protein shell and that are formed of approximately equal amounts of virus-encoded proteins and [[lipid]]s derived from the host cell's [[Cell membrane|plasma membrane]]. Upon infection, the lipid membrane becomes a tail-like structure used in genome delivery. The genome is composed of about 15-[[kilobase]], linear, double-stranded [[DNA]] (dsDNA) with long, inverted terminal-repeat sequences (100 base pairs). GIL01, Bam35, GIL16, AP50, and Wip1 are examples of temperate tectiviruses infecting the ''B.&nbsp;cereus'' group.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gillis A, Mahillon J | title = Prevalence, genetic diversity, and host range of tectiviruses among members of the Bacillus cereus group | journal = Applied and Environmental Microbiology | volume = 80 | issue = 14 | pages = 4138–4152 | date = July 2014 | pmid = 24795369 | pmc = 4068676 | doi = 10.1128/AEM.00912-14 | bibcode = 2014ApEnM..80.4138G }}</ref> [[Bacteriophage PBC1]] is an exampled of a [[Caudoviricetes|tailed virus]] that infects ''B.&nbsp;cereus''.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kong|first1=Minsuk|last2=Kim |first2=Minsik |last3=Ryu |first3=Sangryeol |title=Complete Genome Sequence of ''Bacillus cereus'' Bacteriophage PBC1.|journal=Journal of Virology|date=June 2012|volume=86|issue=11|pages=6379–80|pmid=22570248|doi=10.1128/JVI.00706-12|pmc=3372192}}</ref>