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What does the talking?: quorum sensing signalling genes discovered in a bacteriophage genome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Hargreaves Katherine R, Kropinski Andrew M, Clokie Martha R J
Abstract excerpt
The transfer of novel genetic material into the genomes of bacterial viruses (phages) has been widely documented in several host-phage systems. Bacterial genes are incorporated into the phage genome and, if retained, subsequently evolve within them. The expression of these phage genes can subvert or bolster bacterial processes, including altering bacterial pathogenicity. The phage phiCDHM1 infects Clostridium...
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