MicrobiologybioRxiv
Extensive diversity and rapid turnover of phage defense repertoires in cheese-associated bacterial communities
V. Somerville, T. Schowing, H. Chabas…·P. Engel
The paper analyzes defense mechanisms in cheese-associated bacterial communities, finding rapid turnover of phage defense repertoires and functional CRISPR spacers, but incomplete immunity.
DOI 10.1186/s40168-022-01328-6