Repeated outbreaks drive the evolution of bacteriophage communication

Recently, a small-molecule communication mechanism was discovered in a range of Bacillus-infecting bacteriophages, which these temperate phages use to inform their lysis-lysogeny decision. We present a mathematical model of the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of such viral communication and sho...

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Main Authors: Hilje M Doekes, Glenn A Mulder, Rutger Hermsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/58410