Prophages and satellite prophages are widespread in Streptococcus and may play a role in pneumococcal pathogenesis
Prophages (viral genomes integrated within a host bacterial genome) can confer various phenotypic traits to their hosts, such as enhanced pathogenicity. Here we analyse >1300 genomes of 70 different Streptococcus species and identify nearly 800 prophages and satellite prophages (prophages tha...
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Nature Research
2019
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