MicrobiologyThe ISME JournalPeer-reviewed
Phage infection fronts trigger early sporulation and collective defense in bacterial populations
Andreea Măgălie, Anastasios Marantos, Joy M. O’Brien…·Joshua S. Weitz
The paper shows that sporulation in B. subtilis reduces phage plaque size by creating spore-rich rings that block phage access to susceptible cells.
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