Nature microbiologyBacteriophagesMutationFlavobacteriaceaeEcosystemSeawater
Phage resistance mutations in a marine bacterium impact biogeochemically relevant cellular processes.
Marion Urvoy, Cristina Howard-Varona, Carlos Owusu-Ansah, Andrew J Stai, John A Bouranis, Marie Burris, Natalie Solonenko, Robert L Hettich, Karin Holmfeldt, Malak M Tfaily, Karna Gowda, Matthew B Sullivan
Published: 202610.1038/s41564-025-02202-5
Abstract
Phage-bacteria interactions shape ecology and biogeochemistry across biomes. Resistance, arising from their evolutionary arms race, is well documented for receptor mutations, but other resistance mechanisms and their ecological implications remain un…
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