The Phage Time Continuum: Genome Organization Constrains Anti-CRISPR Success
Sean M Czerwinski, Iris Irby, Gabriel Morales Artavia, Sam P. Brown, James Gurney
The paper examines how the timing of anti-CRISPR gene expression in phages affects CRISPR-Cas interactions, finding that spacers map to earlier positions in genomes containing anti-CRISPR systems.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology