A new sugar for an old phage: A c-di-GMP dependent polysaccharide pathway sensitizes E. coli for bacteriophage infection
B. Sellner, R. Prakapaite, M. van Berkum, M. Heinemann, A. Harms, U. Jenal
This paper identifies a c-di-GMP-dependent exopolysaccharide pathway in E. coli that serves as a receptor for bacteriophage N4 and related phages.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2021Microbiology