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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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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