MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
A weaponized phage suppresses competitors in historical and modern metapopulations of pathogenic bacteria
N. Backman, S. M. Latorre, E. Symeonidi…·T. Karasov
The paper identifies a tailocin, a phage-derived element, used by Pseudomonas spp. to suppress competitors in metapopulations, showing its persistence over 170 years.
DOI 10.1101/2023.04.17.536465