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Ignacia Herrera-Vergini

Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileORCID 0009-0001-2859-1100Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Alejandro Piña-IturbeiD· 1 shared Andrea I. Moreno‐SwittiD· 1 shared Cristobal Martinez-PadillaiD· 1 shared Daniel Tichy-NavarroiD· 1 shared Diana M. Álvarez-EspejoiD· 1 shared Juan Antonio UgaldeiD· 1 shared Rocío Barrón-Montenegro· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyMicrobiology SpectrumPeer-reviewedSep 25, 2026

Prophage {Phi}ESI promotes competitive dominance in the emergent Salmonella serovar Infantis lineage

Cristobal Martinez-Padilla, Daniel Tichy-Navarro, Rocío Barrón-Montenegro…·Alejandro Piña-Iturbe

This paper identifies {Phi}ESI, a prophage in Salmonella Infantis, as a competitive factor that helps the emergent lineage outcompete non-emergent strains by selectively lysing susceptible competitors.

DOI 10.1128/spectrum.01159-26

bacteria (other)metagenomics

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