Enteric Populations of Escherichia coli are Likely to be Resistant to Phages Due to O-Antigen Expression
B. A. Berryhill, T. Gil-Gil, K. B. Burke, J. Fontaine, C. E. Brink, M. G. Harvill, D. A. Goldberg, J. N. Navas, K. L. May, M. Grabowicz, K. T. Konstantinidis, B. R. Levin, M. H. Woodworth
The paper investigates phage resistance in E. coli due to O-antigen expression and finds that most E. coli in the gut are resistant, limiting phage impact on bacterial composition.
bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2023Microbiology