Author: Samson, J.E.; Magadan, A.H.; Sabri, M.; Moineau, S.
Description: Bacteria and their viral predators (bacteriophages) are locked in a constant battle. In order to proliferate in phage-rich environments, bacteria have an impressive arsenal of defence mechanisms, and in response, phages have evolved counter-strategies to evade these antiviral systems. In this Review, we describe the various tactics that are used by phages to overcome bacterial resistance mechanisms, including adsorption inhibition, restriction-modification, CRISPR-Cas (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR-associated proteins) systems and abortive infection. Furthermore, we consider how these observations have enhanced our knowledge of phage biology, evolution and phage-host interactions.
Subject headings: Bacteria/genetics/virology; Bacterial Proteins/genetics; Bacteriophages/genetics/physiology; Evolution, Molecular; Genome, Viral; Mutation; Receptors, Virus/metabolism; Virus Replication
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Publication year: 2013
Journal or book title: Nature Reviews. Microbiology
Volume: 11
Issue: 10
Pages: 675-687
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Type: Journal Article
Serial number: 2191