An expanding arsenal of immune systems that protect bacteria from phages
A. Millman, S. Melamed, A. Leavitt, S. Doron, A. Bernheim, J. Hör, A. Lopatina, G. Ofir, D. Hochhauser, A. Stokar-Avihail, N. Tal, S. Sharir, M. Voichek, Z. Erez, J. L. M. Ferrer, , R. Sorek
This study identifies 21 new bacterial defense systems against phages through genomic analysis and experiments, revealing novel protein domains and toxin-antitoxin mechanisms involved in anti-phage immunity.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2022Microbiology