Long-term persistence of crAss-like phage crAss001 is associated with phase variation in Bacteroides intestinalis

Abstract Background The crAss-like phages are ubiquitous and highly abundant members of the human gut virome that infect commensal bacteria of the order Bacteroidales. Although incapable of lysogeny, these viruses demonstrate long-term persistence in the human gut microbiome, dominating the virome i...

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Main Authors: Andrey N. Shkoporov, Ekaterina V. Khokhlova, Niamh Stephens, Cara Hueston, Samuel Seymour, Andrew J. Hryckowian, Dimitri Scholz, R. Paul Ross, Colin Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01084-3