Legionella pneumophila CRISPR-Cas suggests recurrent encounters with Gokushovirinae
S. R. Deecker, M. L. Urbanus, B. Nicholson, A. Ensminger
This study analyzes CRISPR-Cas systems in Legionella pneumophila to infer past encounters with phages, suggesting that missing Legionella phages are likely lytic gokushoviruses.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2021Microbiology