More Evidence of Collusion: a New Prophage-Mediated Viral Defense System Encoded by Mycobacteriophage Sbash

ABSTRACT The arms race between bacteria and their bacteriophages profoundly influences microbial evolution. With an estimated 1023 phage infections occurring per second, there is strong selection for both bacterial survival and phage coevolution for continued propagation. Many phage resistance syste...

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Main Authors: Gabrielle M. Gentile, Katherine S. Wetzel, Rebekah M. Dedrick, Matthew T. Montgomery, Rebecca A. Garlena, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Graham F. Hatfull
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/eec7090a6f6a4eb2af43f01bfa30f74b
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