Expanding the Phage Galaxy: Isolation and Characterization of Five Novel Siphoviruses Ankus, Byblos, DekoNeimoidia, Mandalore, and Naboo.

Background: Key features of the actinobacterial genus are multicellular, filamentous growth, and production of a broad portfolio of bioactive molecules. These characteristics appear to play an important role in phage-host interactions and are modulated by phages during infection. To accelerate research of such interactions and the investigation of novel immune systems in multicellular bacteria, phage isolation, sequencing, and characterization are needed.