Phages overcome bacterial immunity via diverse anti-defense proteins
Erez Yirmiya, Azita Leavitt, Allen Lu, Adelyn E. Ragucci, Carmel Avraham, Ilya А. Osterman, Jeremy Garb, Sadie P. Antine, Sarah E. Mooney, Samuel J. Hobbs, Philip J. Kranzusch, Gil Amitai, Rotem Sorek
This study identifies anti-defense proteins in phages that inhibit bacterial immune systems like Gabija, Thoeris, and Hachiman.
Nature · Nov 22, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics