Leveraging defense system modularity to discover anti-phage systems
Liu yanqiu, Tan keyi, Han zhenhao, Chen yu, Xiao kangyi, Luo pian, Fan ruipeng, Liang fuming, Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo, Wenyuan Han
The paper identifies new anti-phage defense systems in E. coli by analyzing modular defensive domains, validating several candidates with anti-phage activity.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology