Adaptations in gut Bacteroidales facilitate stable co-existence with their lytic bacteriophages
Adrián Cortés‐Martín, Colin Buttimer, Jessie L. Maier, Ciara A. Tobin, Lorraine A. Draper, R. Paul Ross, Manuel Kleiner, Colin Hill, Andrey Nikolaevich Shkoporov
This study identifies phase variation of capsular polysaccharides and other resistance mechanisms as key strategies enabling stable coexistence between gut Bacteroidales and their lytic bacteriophages.
Gut Microbes · May 23, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology