Communities of microorganisms (microbiota) are present in all habitats on Earth and are
relevant for agriculture, health, and climate. Deciphering the mechanisms that determine …

Contractile injection systems (CISs) are phage tail-related structures that are encoded in
many bacterial genomes. These devices encompass the cell-based type VI secretion …

Tailocins are ribosomally synthesized bacteriocins, encoded by bacterial genomes, but
originally derived from bacteriophage tails. As with both bacteriocins and phage, tailocins …

Phage-derived bacteriocins are highly specific and effective antimicrobial molecules, which
have successfully been used as prophylactic treatments to prevent phytopathogen …

Tailocins are high-molecular-weight bacteriocins produced by bacteria to kill related
environmental competitors by binding and puncturing their target. Tailocins are promising …

Bacteria can repurpose their own bacteriophage viruses (phage) to kill competing bacteria.
Phage-derived elements are frequently strain specific in their killing activity, although there …

Phage derived bacteriocins, also referred to as tailocins, are structures encoded by bacterial
genomes and deployed into the extracellular environment to target and kill sensitive cells …

Bacteriophages, the viruses of bacteria, are proposed to drive bacterial population
dynamics, yet direct evidence of their impact on natural populations is limited. Here we …

Prophages integrated into bacterial genomes can become cryptic or defective prophages,
which may evolve to provide various traits to bacterial cells. Previous research on …

In the environment, microbes compete for nutrients and niche space. Therefore, bacteria
have to use different strategies to survive in the community, for example, by producing …