MicrobiologybioRxiv
A widespread family of phage-inducible chromosomal islands only steals bacteriophage tails to spread in nature
N. Alqurainy, L. Miguel-Romero, J. Moura de Sousa…·J. R. Penades
The paper identifies a new family of phage-inducible chromosomal islands that produce small capsids using phage tails and spread without harming their helper phages.
DOI 10.1016/j.chom.2022.12.001