Cryptic prophages help bacteria cope with adverse environments
Cryptic prophages help bacteria cope with adverse environments
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Phages are the most abundant entity in the biosphere and outnumber bacteria by a factor of 10. Phage DNA may also constitute 20% of bacterial genomes; however, its role is ill defined. Here, we explore the impact of cryptic prophages on cell physiology by precisely deleting all nine prophage elements (166 kbp) using
Escherichia coli
. We find...
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Cryptic prophages help bacteria cope with adverse environments
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3105296
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3105296
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/ncomms1146
