H. Liesegang

The paper describes the isolation and genome sequencing of a new Vibrio species, Vibrio syngnathi, from a fish pathogen, highlighting its phenotypic features and genomic characteristics.

The paper shows that suboptimal environmental conditions slow phage resistance evolution in bacteria, prolonging phage epidemics and potentially increasing the persistence of virulent phages.

The paper experiments with phage virulence and shows that higher virulence accelerates host resistance evolution, leading to faster phage extinction.

This study identifies five novel phage regions in Vibrio alginolyticus, including two filamentous phages encoding virulence genes, and shows their conservation across eight strains.