Ecological and Evolutionary Benefits of Temperate Phage: What Does or Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

Infection by a temperate phage can lead to death of the bacterial cell, but sometimes these phages integrate into the bacterial chromosome, offering the potential for a more long‐lasting relationship to be established. Here we define three major ecological and evolutionary benefits of temperate phag...

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Published in:	BioEssays Vol. 39; no. 12
Main Authors:	Harrison, Ellie, Brockhurst, Michael A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2017
Subjects:	Bacteria Bacteria - genetics Bacteria - growth & development Bacteria - virology bacteriophages Bacteriophages - genetics Bacteriophages - growth & development Biological Coevolution Biological evolution Cell death chromosomes Chromosomes, Bacterial - chemistry Ecosystem Evolution experimental evolution Gene transfer Gene Transfer, Horizontal Genetic diversity Genetic Variation horizontal gene transfer Innovations lysogenic conversion microbial ecology Mutagenesis, Insertional Phages prophage Symbiosis - genetics temperate phage transduction experimental evolution prophage transduction temperate phage lysogenic conversion microbial ecology horizontal gene transfer
ISSN:	0265-9247, 1521-1878, 1521-1878
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