Diverse and abundant phages exploit conjugative plasmids

Diverse and abundant phages exploit conjugative plasmids

Abstract Phages exert profound evolutionary pressure on bacteria by interacting with receptors on the cell surface to initiate infection. While the majority of phages use chromosomally encoded cell surface structures as receptors, plasmid-dependent phages exploit plasmid-encoded conjugation proteins...

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Main Authors: Natalia Quinones-Olvera, Siân V. Owen, Lucy M. McCully, Maximillian G. Marin, Eleanor A. Rand, Alice C. Fan, Oluremi J. Martins Dosumu, Kay Paul, Cleotilde E. Sanchez Castaño, Rachel Petherbridge, Jillian S. Paull, Michael Baym
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47416-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47416-z

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