Mycobacterium phage Butters-encoded proteins contribute to host defense against viral attack
C. M. Mageeney, H. T. Mohammed, M. Dies, S. Anbari, N. Cudkevich, Y. Chen, J. Buceta, V. C. Ware
The paper identifies a novel prophage-encoded defense mechanism in Cluster N mycobacteriophages, showing that genes 30 and 31 form a two-component system that partially protects against heterotypic phage infection.
bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2020Microbiology