Prophages and satellite prophages are widespread among Streptococcus species and may play a role in pneumococcal pathogenesis
Reza Rezaei Javan, Elisa Ramos‐Sevillano, Asma Akter, Jeremy Brown, Angela B. Brueggemann
The paper identifies widespread prophages and satellite prophages in Streptococcus species, showing their association with pneumococcal virulence in a mouse model.
Nature Communications · Oct 24, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics