Ann Aindow

The paper shows that Chimalliviridae form a lipid membrane-bound EPI vesicle during early infection, which hosts transcription of the phage genome, and demonstrates the necessity of a second compartment, the phage nucleus, for genome replication.

The paper identifies eight Enterobacter jumbo phages with broad host ranges across pathogenic Gammaproteobacteria, suggesting potential as antibiotic alternatives.

This paper identifies components of a novel protein import pathway in phages, revealing a mechanism for selective protein trafficking into the phage nucleus.