MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Fluoroquinolone-Triggered Prophage Induction in Streptococcus anginosus Reveals Lytic Cycle, CRISPR-Prophage Interplay, and the potential for Cross-Species Horizontal Gene Transfer
Dorina Haider, Salome Barbakadze, Julia P. Mosler…·Barbara Spellerberg
This study shows fluoroquinolone antibiotics induce prophage lytic cycles in Streptococcus anginosus, revealing CRISPR-prophage interactions and cross-species horizontal gene transfer potential.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.24.740447