Pneumococcal prophages are diverse, but not without structure or history

Bacteriophages (phages) infect many bacterial species, but little is known about the diversity of phages among the pneumococcus, a leading global pathogen. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence, diversity and molecular epidemiology of prophages (phage DNA integrated within th...

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Main Authors: Brueggemann, A, Harrold, C, Rezaei Javan, R, van Tonder, A, McDonnell, A, Edwards, B
Format: Journal article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017