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In this study, a novel lytic bacteriophage, MA9V-3, was isolated from wastewater, targeting C. indologenes MA9. The phage produced clear plaques, ranging from 1 to 3 mm in diameter, with a surrounding halo. Phage MA9V-3 achieved an adsorption rate of up to 80% after 30 min of contact with C. indologenes MA9, a latent period of approximately 40 min, and an average burst-size if 160 PFU\/cell. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that phage MA9V-3 possesses an icosahedral head and a contractile tail, exhibiting a typical myovirus-like morphology. According to the latest ICTV taxonomy, MA9V-3 belongs to the class Caudoviricetes, and the phage\u2019s biocontrol efficacy and inhibitory capacity were evaluated at different multiplicity of infection (MOI s). The results showed that the highest titer recorded at 1.6 \u00d7 1010 PFU\/mL. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that MA9V-3 is a double-stranded circular DNA virus, with a genome length of 103,203 bp, GC content of 34.29%, and 150 open reading frames (ORFs), one of which is related to tRNA. Only 13 of these ORFs encode known functional sequences, likely due to the limited available gene data for such phages in the database, with additional details on hypothetical proteins yet to be uncovered. Comparative database analysis confirmed that the phage genome contains no antibiotic resistance or toxin-related genes. Phage therapy experiments were performed using MA9V-3 and two other phages screened in our laboratory. The experimental results showed that phage MA9V-3 may be a potential candidate for effectively controlling the infection of Panax notoginseng by C. indologenes MA9, and offering valuable insights into the potential application of phage therapy for managing bacterial plant diseases.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/v18040413","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,27]],"date-time":"2026-03-27T12:45:53Z","timestamp":1774615553000},"page":"413","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Selection, Isolation, and Characterization of Bacteriophage MA9V-3 from Chryseobacterium indologenes MA9"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Jinmei","family":"Chai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qian","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yangjian","family":"Xiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"He","family":"Zou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yunlin","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"1371","article-title":"The causal microorganisms of Panax notoginseng root rot disease","volume":"39","author":"Miao","year":"2006","journal-title":"Sci. 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