Prophages and satellite prophages are widespread in Streptococcus and may play a role in pneumococcal pathogenesis
oleh: Reza Rezaei Javan, Elisa Ramos-Sevillano, Asma Akter, Jeremy Brown, Angela B. Brueggemann
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Prophages are viral genomes integrated within bacterial genomes. Here, Rezaei Javan et al. identify nearly 800 prophages and satellite prophages in > 1300 Streptococcus genomes, and show that a satellite prophage is associated with virulence in a mouse model of pneumococcal infection.