Alternating lysis and lysogeny is a winning strategy in bacteriophages due to Parrondo's Paradox
Kang Hao Cheong, Tao Wen, Sean Benler, Jin Ming Koh, Eugene V. Koonin
The paper shows that a bacteriophage can outcompete another by alternating between lysis and lysogeny, demonstrating Parrondo's Paradox in phage evolution.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 22, 2022Peer-reviewedBioinformatics