Antagonistic interactions with viruses are an important driver of the ecology and evolution of
bacteria, and associating genetic signatures to these interactions is of fundamental …

Antagonistic interactions with viruses are an important driver of the ecology and evolution of
bacteria, and associating genetic signatures to these interactions is of fundamental …

Bacteriophages, also known as bacterial viruses, exert significant influence on microbial
ecosystems due to their widespread presence. In response to the threat of phage predation …

Bacteria and archaea typically have multiple defence systems that protect them against viral
predation. Recently, many new defence systems have been discovered, yet the full scope of …

The evolutionary arms race between bacteria and their phage viruses has given rise to
elaborate anti-phage defense mechanisms. Major advances have been made in revealing …

A recent paper in Science by Gao et al. extended a comprehensive comparative genomics
approach to identify new antiviral systems in prokaryotes for combating invading phages. 1 …

The ancient, ongoing coevolutionary battle between bacteria and their viral predators,
bacteriophages, has given rise to sophisticated immune systems including restriction …

Bacteria and archaea have developed multiple antiviral mechanisms, and genomic
evidence indicates that several of these antiviral systems co-occur in the same strain. Here …

Although it is generally accepted that viruses (phages) drive bacterial evolution, how these
dynamics play out in the wild remains poorly understood. Here we show that the arms race …

Intrinsic and acquired defenses against bacteriophages, including Restriction/Modification,
CRISPR/Cas, and Toxin/Anti-toxin systems have been intensely studied, with profound …