Co-occurrence of diverse defense systems shapes complex microbe-virus relationships in deep-sea cold seeps
Yingchun Han, Jing Liao, Chengpeng Li, Fengmin Xing, Jiaxue Peng, Xinyue Liu, Wentao Xie, Fabai Wu, Huahua Jian, Rui Cheng, Xiyang Dong
The paper analyzes defense and anti-defense systems in microbes and viruses from cold seeps, revealing co-occurrence and coevolution of these systems across diverse microbial lineages.
Nature Communications · Jan 8, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology