Extensive diversity and rapid turnover of phage defense repertoires in cheese-associated bacterial communities
V. Somerville, T. Schowing, H. Chabas, R. S. Schmidt, U. von Ah, R. Bruggmann, P. Engel
The paper analyzes defense mechanisms in cheese-associated bacterial communities, finding rapid turnover of phage defense repertoires and functional CRISPR spacers, but incomplete immunity.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2022Microbiology