Temperate bacterial viruses as double-edged swords in bacterial warfare.

It has been argued that bacterial cells may use their temperate viruses as biological weapons. For instance, a few bacterial cells among a population of lysogenic cells could release the virus and kill susceptible non-lysogenic competitors, while their clone mates would be immune. Because viruses re...

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Autores principales: João Alves Gama, Ana Maria Reis, Iolanda Domingues, Helena Mendes-Soares, Ana Margarida Matos, Francisco Dionisio
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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