A forward-genetic screen and dynamic analysis of lambda phage host-dependencies reveals an extensive interaction network and a new anti-viral strategy.

Latently infecting viruses are an important class of virus that plays a key role in viral evolution and human health. Here we report a genome-scale forward-genetics screen for host-dependencies of the latently-infecting bacteriophage lambda. This screen identified 57 Escherichia coli (E. coli) genes...

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Main Authors: Nathaniel D Maynard, Elsa W Birch, Jayodita C Sanghvi, Lu Chen, Miriam V Gutschow, Markus W Covert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2900299?pdf=render