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    Science: Bacteria can switch their immune functions at an alarming rate to fight viruses

    • Last Update: 2021-11-02
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Picture: Vibrio colonies growing on the filter


    Bacterial viruses, also known as bacteriophages, can destroy bacteria


    Predatory interactions between bacteria and phages

    Bacteriophages are viruses that use bacteria as host cells


    International research team discovers rapid exchange of mobile defense genes

    The research team studied in detail how bacteria defend against viruses


    The defense against viruses shaped the evolution of bacteria

    Each bacterium not only has the same core genome as all other bacteria, but also contains mobile genetic elements


    Rotem Sorek, a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, commented on these findings: "These findings draw attention to the importance of phage defense in the microbial world


    Evolutionary analysis of the innate defense mechanism of marine vibrio

    This study analyzed the defense mechanisms inherent in the genome


    The importance of designing phage-based treatments

    The interaction between bacteriophages and bacteria is very special


    DOI

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    Article title

    Rapid evolutionary turnover of mobile genetic elements drives bacterial resistance to phages.


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