Novel “Superspreader” Bacteriophages Promote Horizontal Gene Transfer by Transformation
Bacteriophages infect an estimated 1023 to 1025 bacterial cells each second, many of which carry physiologically relevant plasmids (e.g., those encoding antibiotic resistance). However, even though phage-plasmid interactions occur on a massive scale and have potentially significant evolutionary, eco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-01-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/1/e02115-16 |