Journal: Cell host & microbe

Article Title: Phosphorylation, an Altruistic Bacterial Trick to Halt Phages.

PMID/MRN: 27736637

Publication Date: 2016-Oct-12

Abstract:

Bacterial genomic islands contain hidden treasures. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Depardieu etÊal. (2016) found, in one of those islands, an altruistic anti-phage system that is triggered by a phage component and induces a phosphorylation cascade leading to protection of the bacterial population. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.