Horizontal Gene Transfer and CRISPR Targeting Drive Phage-Bacterial Host Interactions and Coevolution in “Pink Berry” Marine Microbial Aggregates
Abstract
Phages, which are viruses that infect bacteria, are important components of all microbial systems, in which they drive the turnover of organic matter by lysing host cells, facilitate horizontal gene transfer (HGT), and coevolve with their bacterial hosts. Bacteria resist phage infection, which is often costly or lethal, through a diversity of mechanisms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 26, 2023
- Source ID
- 10.1128/aem.00177-23
Entities
People
- Danielle E. Campbell
- Elizabeth G. Wilbanks
- James C. Kosmopoulos
- Rachel J. Whitaker
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- Simons Foundation
- United States Department of Energy
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Washington University School of Medicine