MicrobiologybioRxiv
Rapid evolutionary turnover of mobile genetic elements drives microbial resistance to viruses
F. A. Hussain, J. Dubert, J. Elsherbini…·M. Polz
The paper shows that mobile genetic elements rapidly evolve to confer phage resistance in bacteria, with resistance unlinked to other genomic features.
DOI 10.1126/science.abb1083