A mobile intron facilitates interference competition between co-infecting viruses
E. A. Birkholz, C. J. Morgan, T. G. Laughlin, R. K. Lau, A. Prichard, S. Rangarajan, G. N. Meza, J. Lee, E. G. Armbruster, S. Suslov, K. Pogliano, J. R. Meyer, E. Villa, K. D. Corbett, J. Pogliano
The paper shows a mobile intron in bacteriophage ΦPA3 uses its homing endonuclease to interfere with co-infecting phage ΦKZ, providing a competitive reproductive advantage.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology