Competing Inter-Domain Quorum-Sensing Systems Control Prophage Lysis-Lysogeny Decisions
Michael Bunsick, Gabriel D. D’Agostino, Thu Vu Phuc Nguyen, Francis J. Santoriello, Emilee E. Shine, Bonnie L. Bassler
The paper shows how prophages use quorum-sensing systems to compete with each other and the host, making lysis decisions based on autoinducer ratios.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology