Prophage-dependent recombination drives genome structural variation and phenotypic heterogeneity in Escherichia coli O157:H7
S. Fitzgerald, N. Lupolova, S. Shaaban, T. J. Dallman, D. Greig, L. Allison, S. C. Tongue, J. Evans, M. K. Henry, T. N. McNeilly, J. L. Bono, D. L. Gally
This paper shows that prophage-dependent recombination generates structural variants in E. coli O157, leading to phenotypic heterogeneity and adaptation.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology