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Temperate Bacterial Viruses as Double-Edged Swords in Bacterial Warfare

It has been argued that bacterial cells may use their temperate viruses as biological weapons. For instance, a few bacterial cells among a population of lysogenic cells could release the virus and kill susceptible non-lysogenic competitors, while their clone mates would be immune. Because viruses re...

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Autores principales: Gama, João Alves, Reis, Ana Maria, Domingues, Iolanda, Mendes-Soares, Helena, Matos, Ana Margarida, Dionisio, Francisco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23536852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059043