Alternative phage-host interaction in Lactococcus lactis: the carrier state drives rapid evolution of phages
B. Marcelli, A. de Jong, T. Janzen, J. Kok, O. Kuipers
The paper shows that a bacteriophage in Lactococcus lactis can transition from a carrier state to an active lytic cycle upon infection by a second phage, leading to rapid genomic evolution and host range diversification.
bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology