MicrobiologyThe ISME JournalPeer-reviewed
Modular prophage interactions driven by capsule serotype select for capsule loss under phage predation
J. A. Moura de Sousa, A. Buffet, M. Haudiquet…·O. Rendueles
The paper investigates prophage interactions in Klebsiella, finding that capsule serotype determines infection success and that phage predation accelerates capsule loss, driving serotype switches.
DOI 10.1038/s41396-020-0726-z