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A prophage-encoded anti-phage defense system that prevents phage DNA packaging by targeting the terminase complex
Gil Azulay, Nadejda Sigal, Keren Tzohar Rabinovich…·Anat A. Herskovits
The paper identifies a prophage-encoded anti-phage defense system in Listeria monocytogenes that prevents phage DNA packaging by targeting the terminase complex, without halting the lytic cycle.