Figure 5

ProgressiveMauve alignment of the complete genomes of ten Escherichia phages [seven E. coli O177 phages and three reference phages (Escherichia phage vB_EcoM Hdk5 (accession no: MK373780.1), Escherichia phage vB_EcoM_Schickermooser (accession no: NC_048196.1), and Escherichia phage vB_EcoM UFV10 (accession no. OP555981.1)] representing three genera (Phapecoctavirus, Tequatrovirus, and Vequintavirus). Genome similarity is indicated by a similarity plot within the coloured blocks with the height of the plot proportional to the average nucleotide identity. The fragments that are not aligned or specific to a particular genome are represented by white areas. The regions of homologous DNA shared among the genomes are defined as local collinear blocks (LCBs) presented by boxes with the identical colours. LCBs above the genome’s center line are in the forward orientation relative to the reference genome while LCBs below the genome’s center line are in the reverse complement orientation relative to the reference genome.