Reversible bacteriophage resistance by shedding the bacterial cell wall
V. Ongenae, A. S. Mabrouk, M. Crooijmans, D. Rozen, A. Briegel, D. Claessen
This study shows bacteria can shed their cell wall to resist phage infection, remaining viable under osmoprotective conditions and reverting to a walled state, which may limit phage therapy effectiveness.
Open Biology · Jun 8, 2022Peer-reviewedMicrobiology