Journal
BIOESSAYS
Volume 39, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201700112
Keywords
experimental evolution; horizontal gene transfer; lysogenic conversion; microbial ecology; prophage; temperate phage; transduction
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- NERC research fellowship [NE/P017584/1]
- ERC [311490]
- NERC [NE/P017584/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- European Research Council (ERC) [311490] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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Infection by a temperate phage can lead to death of the bacterial cell, but sometimes these phages integrate into the bacterial chromosome, offering the potential for a more long-lasting relationship to be established. Here we define three major ecological and evolutionary benefits of temperate phage for bacteria: as agents of horizontal gene transfer (HGT), as sources of genetic variation for evolutionary innovation, and as weapons of bacterial competition. We suggest that a coevolutionary perspective is required to understand the roles of temperate phages in bacterial populations.
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