MicrobiologybioRxiv
Phages actively challenge niche communities in the Antarctic soils
O. K. I. Bezuidt, P. H. Lebre, R. Pierneef…·T. P. Makhalanyane
The paper provides the first evidence of widespread antiphage innate immunity in Antarctic hypolith communities, showing phages actively challenge niche communities through dynamic host-phage interactions.
DOI 10.1128/msystems.00234-20