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Genomic island variability facilitates Prochlorococcus-virus coexistence.
Nature - 29 Jun 2011
Avrani Sarit, Wurtzel Omri, Sharon Itai, Sorek Rotem, Lindell Debbie
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Prochlorococcus cyanobacteria are extremely abundant in the oceans, as are the viruses that infect them. How hosts and viruses coexist in nature remains unclear, although the presence of both susceptible and resistant cells may allow this coexistence. Combined whole-genome sequencing and PCR scre...
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