Toxin/Antitoxin Systems Induce Persistence and Work in Concert with Restriction/Modification Systems to Inhibit Phage
Laura Fernández-García, Sooyeon Song, Joy Kirigo, Michael E. Battisti, Daniel Huelgas‐Méndez, Rodolfo García‐Contreras, Maiken Engelbrecht Petersen, María Tomás, Thomas Keith Wood
The paper shows toxin/antitoxin systems induce persister cells to inhibit phage, working with restriction-modification systems to inactivate phage DNA.
Microbiology Spectrum · Dec 6, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology