Evolutionary BiologyVirus EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Bacteriophage {Phi}21s receptor-binding protein evolves new functions through destabilizing mutations that generate non-genetic phenotypic heterogeneity
Krista R. Gerbino, Joshua M. Borin, Sarah M. Ardell…·Justin R. Meyer
This study shows that bacteriophage Φ21 evolves new host receptor usage through destabilizing mutations that create non-genetic phenotypic heterogeneity in viral particles.