Bacteria can shed a layer when phages turn up the heat

Phage-encoded endolysins released from neighbouring infected bacterial cells can confer a temporary resistance to phage infection by mediating the reversible loss of the cell wall.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature microbiology 2023-03, Vol.8 (3), p.367-368
1. Verfasser:	Denes, Thomas G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/326/1321 631/326/41/1969 Bacteria Bacteria - genetics Bacteriophages - genetics Biomedical and Life Sciences Cell walls Gram-positive bacteria Infections Infectious Diseases Life Sciences Medical Microbiology Microbiology Mutation News & Views news-and-views Parasitology Phages Physiology Urogenital system Virology
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Zusammenfassung:	Phage-encoded endolysins released from neighbouring infected bacterial cells can confer a temporary resistance to phage infection by mediating the reversible loss of the cell wall.
ISSN:	2058-5276 2058-5276
DOI:	10.1038/s41564-023-01332-y