Tripartite species interaction: eukaryotic hosts suffer more from phage susceptible than from phage resistant bacteria

Tripartite species interaction: eukaryotic hosts suffer more from phage susceptible than from phage resistant bacteria

Abstract Background Evolutionary shifts in bacterial virulence are often associated with a third biological player, for instance temperate phages, that can act as hyperparasites. By integrating as prophages into the bacterial genome they can contribute accessory genes, which can enhance the fitness...

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Main Authors: Carolin C. Wendling, Agnes Piecyk, Dominik Refardt, Cynthia Chibani, Robert Hertel, Heiko Liesegang, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann, Olivia Roth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Temperate phages
Prophages
Bacteria-phage infection network
Vibrio
Tripartite interaction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0930-2

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