Exploitation of the cooperative behaviours of anti-CRISPR phages
A. Chevallereau, S. Meaden, O. Fradet, M. Landsberger, A. Maestri, A. Biswas, S. Gandon, S. van Houte, E. Westra
This study shows Acr-negative phages benefit from Acr-positive phages by exploiting their immunosuppressive effects, with stronger Acr proteins providing greater fitness advantages.
bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2019Microbiology