Competition between lysogenic and sensitive bacteria is determined by the fitness costs of the different emerging phage-resistance strategies
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.83479
Abstract: Many bacterial genomes carry prophages whose induction can eliminate competitors. In response, bacteria may become resistant by modifying surface receptors, by lysogenization, or by other poorly known processes. All these mechanisms affect bacterial fitness and… read more here.
Keywords: phage resistance; resistance phages; resistance; lysogenic sensitive ... See more keywords