Diverse and abundant phages exploit conjugative plasmids
Diverse and abundant phages exploit conjugative plasmids
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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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, making their host range dependent on horizontal transfer...
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Diverse and abundant phages exploit conjugative plasmids
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-024-47416-z
