The elusive object of desire--interactions of bacteriophages and their hosts.
Curr Opin Microbiol
; 11(2): 186-93, 2008 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Bacteria and their viruses (phages) are locked in an evolutionary contest, with each side producing constantly changing mechanisms of attack and defense that are aimed to increase the odds of survival. As a result, phages play central roles in a great variety of genetic processes and increase the rate of evolutionary change of the bacterial host, which could ultimately work to the benefit of the host in a long run.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bacterias
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Bacteriófagos
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Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Microbiol
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos