Mobile Integrons Encode Phage Defense Systems
Nicolas Kieffer, Alberto Hipólito, Laura Ortiz-Miravalles, Paula Blanco, Thomas Delobelle, Patricia Vizuete, Francisco Manuel Ojeda, Thomas Jové, Dukas Jurėnas, Meritxell García‐Quintanilla, André F. P. Carvalho, Pilar Domingo‐Calap, José Antonio Escudero
The paper identifies novel phage resistance systems encoded in mobile integrons and shows they can be combined for multi-phage and antibiotic resistance with variable fitness costs.
Science · May 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology