Phages Mediate Bacterial Self-Recognition

Summary: Cells are social, and self-recognition is a conserved aspect of group behavior where cells assist kin and antagonize non-kin. However, the role of phage in self-recognition is unexplored. Here we find that a demarcation line is formed between different swimming Escherichia coli strains but...

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Main Authors: Sooyeon Song, Yunxue Guo, Jun-Seob Kim, Xiaoxue Wang, Thomas K. Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719304000