An interbacterial DNA deaminase toxin directly mutagenizes surviving target populations
M. H. de Moraes, F. Hsu, D. Huang, D. E. Bosch, J. Zeng, M. C. Radey, N. Simon, H. E. Ledvina, J. P. Frick, P. A. Wiggins, S. B. Peterson, J. D. Mougous
This study shows that interbacterial toxins like DddA can induce mutations in surviving bacterial populations, promoting adaptation through direct DNA mutagenesis.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2020Microbiology