MicrobiologyiSciencePeer-reviewed
Host-encoded DNA methyltransferases modify the epigenome and host tropism of invading phages
Michiko Takahashi, Satoshi Hiraoka, Yuki Matsumoto…·Shigenobu Matsuzaki
The paper shows adapted phages share methylated motifs with their most recent host, indicating epigenetic changes influence host tropism.
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