Bacteria sense virus-induced genome degradation via methylated mononucleotides
Ilya А. Osterman, Bohdana Hurieva, Sarit Moses, A. H. Falkovich, Maxim Itkin, Sergey Malitsky, Eliane Hadas Yardeni, Erez Yirmiya, Rotem Sorek
This study identifies a bacterial defense system, Metis, that detects virus-induced genome degradation through methylated mononucleotides, leading to inhibition of phage infection.
Science · Jul 9, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology