Temperate bacteriophages as regulators of host behavior

Temperate bacteriophages as regulators of host behavior

Highlights • Lysogeny provides a unique state that promotes bacterial–phage mutualistic interactions. • Temperate phages regulate bacterial gene expression and behavior. • Phages are key players in bacterial virulence, biofilm formation, cold adaptation and more.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current opinion in microbiology 2017-08, Vol.38, p.81-87
Hauptverfasser: Argov, Tal, Azulay, Gil, Pasechnek, Anna, Stadnyuk, Olga, Ran-Sapir, Shai, Borovok, Ilya, Sigal, Nadejda, Herskovits, Anat A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacteria - genetics
Bacteria - virology
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Host-Parasite Interactions
Lysogeny
Pathology
Prophages - genetics
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Lysogeny provides a unique state that promotes bacterial–phage mutualistic interactions. • Temperate phages regulate bacterial gene expression and behavior. • Phages are key players in bacterial virulence, biofilm formation, cold adaptation and more.
ISSN:1369-5274
1879-0364
DOI:10.1016/j.mib.2017.05.002