What's on a prophage: analysis of Salmonella spp. prophages identifies a diverse range of cargo with multiple virulence- and metabolism-associated functions.

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The gain of mobile elements, such as prophages, can introduce cargo to the recipient bacterium that could facilitate its persistence in or expansion to a new environment, such as a host. While previous studies have focused on identifying and characterizing the genetic diversity of prophages, analyses characterizing the cargo that prophages carry have not been extensively explored. We characterized prophage...

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