A. Stokar-Avihail

The paper identifies phage determinants that confer sensitivity to bacterial immune systems by analyzing 192 phage mutants escaping 19 defense systems.

This study identifies 21 new bacterial defense systems against phages through genomic analysis and experiments, revealing novel protein domains and toxin-antitoxin mechanisms involved in anti-phage immunity.

This study shows that phages use the arbitrium signaling system to regulate both entry into and exit from lysogeny, reducing induction rates when surrounded by other lysogens.

This study identifies bacterial proteins that deplete specific deoxynucleotides to inhibit phage replication, mirroring the human SAMHD1 antiviral mechanism.

This study identifies retrons as anti-phage defense systems in bacteria, showing they confer phage resistance through a three-component mechanism involving RT, non-coding RNA, and an effector protein.