Phylogenetic relationships and codon usage bias amongst cluster K mycobacteriophages

AbstractBacteriophages infecting pathogenic hosts play an important role in medical research, not only as potential treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections but also offering novel insights into pathogen genetics and evolution. A prominent example is cluster K mycobacteriophages infecting Mycobacterium tuberculosisM. tuberculosisMycobacterium smegmatisM. tuberculosisMycobacterium lepraeMycobacterium abscessusMycobacterium marinum—