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Prophage rates in the human microbiome vary by body site and host health
Phages integrated into a bacterial genome–called prophages–continuously monitor the health of the host bacteria to determine when to escape the genome, protect their host from other phage infections, and may provide genes that promote bacterial growth. Prophages are essential to almost all microbiom...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10187302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205434 http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.04.539508 |