Phage-encoded endolysins released from neighbouring infected bacterial cells can confer a temporary resistance to phage infection by mediating the reversible loss of the cell wall.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Mushegian, A. R. J. Bacteriol. 202, e00052-20 (2020).
Labrie, S. J., Samson, J. E. & Moineau, S. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 8, 317–327 (2010).
Gómez, P. & Buckling, A. Science 332, 106–109 (2011).
Weidenmaier, C. & Peschel, A. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 6, 276–287 (2008).
Wohlfarth, J. C. et al. Nat. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01317-3 (2023).
Lenski, R. E. in Advances in Microbial Ecology Vol. 10 (ed. Marshall, K. C.) Ch. 1, 1–44 (Springer, 1988).
Ongenae, V. et al. Open Biol. 12, 210379 (2022).
Studer, P. et al. Nat. Commun. 7, 13631 (2016).
Hatfull, G. F., Dedrick, R. M. & Schooley, R. T. Annu. Rev. Med. 73, 197–211 (2022).
Mickiewicz, K. M. et al. Nat. Commun. 10, 4379 (2019).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
The author declares no competing interests.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Denes, T.G. Bacteria can shed a layer when phages turn up the heat. Nat Microbiol 8, 367–368 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01332-y
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01332-y
- Springer Nature Limited