Bacteria elicit a phage tolerance response subsequent to infection of their neighbors
E. Tzipilevich, O. Fiyaksel, S. Ben-Yehuda
The paper shows bacteria develop a phage tolerance response after sensing neighbor infection, using sigmaX to activate D-alanylation of cell wall teichoic acids, which blocks phage binding and limits plaque spread.
bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2021Microbiology