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Firewalled synthetic commensal blocks horizontal gene transfer in the gut
Eric Hu, Kathryn Gorman Durben, Bogdan Budnik…·Ákos Nyerges
This paper develops a genetically firewalled Escherichia coli commensal that blocks horizontal gene transfer and viral infections while maintaining high fitness in the gut.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.17.752456